Found 1 items, similar to Sink hole.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sink hole Sink \Sink\ (s[i^][ng]k), n. 1. A drain to carry off filthy water; a jakes. [1913 Webster] 2. A shallow box or vessel of wood, stone, iron, or other material, connected with a drain, and used for receiving filthy water, etc., as in a kitchen. [1913 Webster] 3. A hole or low place in land or rock, where waters sink and are lost; -- called also sink hole. [U. S.] [1913 Webster] 4. The lowest part of a natural hollow or closed basin whence the water of one or more streams escapes by evaporation; as, the sink of the Humboldt River. [Western U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Sink hole. (a) The opening to a sink drain. (b) A cesspool. (c) Same as Sink, n., 3. [1913 Webster]