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pesthole definition

pest·hole (pest′hōl′)

noun

a place infested or likely to be infested with an epidemic disease

Etymology: pest + hole

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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