See Also: dene-hole(dictionary)
Na-Dene(dictionary)
dene(1)(dictionary)
dene(2)(dictionary)
Dry Hole(money)
In the hole(money)
hole(1)(dictionary)
hole(2)(dictionary)
jaw-hole(dictionary)
rat-hole(dictionary)

dene-hole (iou)



dene-hole noun. . M18.
[Origin uncertain: perh. from DANE + HOLE noun1. Assoc. by later archaeologists with DENE noun2 and DEN noun1.]
Archaeology. An ancient excavation of a kind found in chalk-formations in England and France, consisting of a narrow shaft sunk down to the chalk, and there widening out into one or more chambers.