wellhole


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wellhole

(ˈwɛlˌhəʊl)
n
(Architecture) an opening through a floor for light; a staircase or a chimneystack
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well•hole

(ˈwɛlˌhoʊl)

n.
the shaft of a well.
[1670–80]
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