Glory Hole Definition

noun

A place, such as a cupboard, for storing odds and ends.

American Heritage

The opening of a furnace used in glassblowing.

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A vertical mine shaft or pit used for mining ore.

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A hole in a wall, especially in a bathroom stall or a booth, used for engaging in anonymous sexual activity.

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(slang) A military trench.

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Other Word Forms of Glory Hole

Singular:

glory hole

Plural:

glory-holes

Originally untidy storage place, lazaret glory of unknown meaning (perhaps akin to Scots glaury muddy) (from glaur mud) (but later influenced by glory honor, halo, perhaps in reference to the glow of a glassblowing furnace) hole

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition