cathole
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editcathole (plural catholes)
- A small pit, dug in the earth by hikers etc. in order to bury feces.
- 1989, David N. Cole, Low-impact Recreational Practices for Wilderness and Backcountry, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, page 121:
- It is still generally best to deposit feces in catholes, but the slow decomposition rate emphasizes the need to disperse catholes widely and far from water, campsites and other frequently used places.
- (nautical) Either of two circular holes cut in the stern of a sailing man of war on the level of the capstan, used for the passage of stern hawsers.