knothole

Etymology

From knot + hole.

knothole means in a piece of lumber, a void left by a knot in the wood; such holes are often convenient for peering through when they occur in fences. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.

noun

In a piece of lumber, a void left by a knot in the wood; such holes are often convenient for peering through when they occur in fences.“Looking in the same direction, I saw that the knothole in the wall had indeed become a human eye -- a full, black eye, that glared into my own with an entire lack of expression more awful than the most devilish glitter.”
Youth league baseball.“But he was worried that a coach of a knothole team might not like the idea and not let me switch-hit. So, my dad went to the coach.”