Hypertext Webster Gateway: "mudhole"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mudhole \Mud"hole`\, n.
1. A hole, or hollow place, containing mud, as in a road.
2. (Steam Boilers) A hole near the bottom, through which the
sediment is withdrawn.
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