pop-hole
noun[C]
UK(alsopop hole,pophole)uk/ˈpɑp.həʊl/us/ˈpɑːp.hoʊl/aholein thesideofbuilding, usually with acoverthat can beopenedandclosed, through whichsmallanimalsgo in and out of thebuilding:
Thehenshaveaccessto theoutsidethrough pop-holes along thewalls.
Pop-holes make iteasiertocatchpigletsforhandling.
Anotherrequirementis theprovisionofpopholes(the way in and out ofchickenhouses).
- He was toodrunktoremembertoshutthe pop-holes.
- Newbornpigshaveaccessto theboxthrough a pop-hole in thedoor.
- It is not enough to have theoddpop-hole in thesideof ashed,evenif thisticksaboxon acertificationscheme.
- There aresmall"popholes" along thewalls, sotheoreticallythebirdscan gooutside.
Animal farming - general words
- animal husbandry
- aquaculture
- aquaponics
- bedding
- beekeeping
- dip
- draft
- grazing
- hand-rear
- hand-reared
- heeler
- herd
- pen
- raise
- sheep shearing
- sheepdog
- shepherd
- stable
- subtherapeutic
- teaser