(a) A perforation, bore, hole; the eye of a needle, the hole of a privy; (b) a window, loophole; a hole for smoke to escape; loupe hol, smoke hol, q. v.; (c) an opening in a lattice or a spider web; a……
(a) A small, portable writing tablet made from a slab of wood or other hard material, often covered with wax in which the characters are incised; pl. a set of tablets, usu. tied or hinged together, a……