Porthole vs Posthole - What's the difference?
porthole | posthole |
(archaeology) A cut feature used to hold a surface timber or stone, usually much deeper than it is wide.
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As nouns the difference between porthole and posthole
is that porthole is a circular window set in the hull of a ship while posthole is (archaeology) a cut feature used to hold a surface timber or stone, usually much deeper than it is wide.posthole
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(en noun) (wikipedia posthole)citation