Earthhole

Alternative forms

• earth-hole, earth hole

Origin

From Middle English eorthehole, equivalent to earth + hole.

Full definition of earthhole

Noun

1. A hole or cavern in the earth; a cave.
• 1997, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Death:And because she lived — like hundreds of other families — in an earthhole — since all the houses were destroyed — she had nothing to give me.