lughole

lughole: n

British

ear. A common term of the 1950s and 1960s which now sounds folksy or dated, although the comedian Frankie Howerd employed 'pin back your lugh-oles' as one of his catchphrases. Lug has been the commonest colloquialism for 'ear' outside London since the 16th century. It originated in Middle English meaning flap or ear-cover, from an older Scandinavian word lugga, meaning to pull.

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lughole — UK [ˈlʌɡˌhəʊl] / US [ˈlʌɡˌhoʊl] noun [countable] Word forms lughole : singular lughole plural lugholes British informal an ear … English dictionary
lughole — noun ear … Wiktionary
lughole — lug|hole [ˈlʌghəul, ˈlʌgəul US oul] n BrE humorous an ear … Dictionary of contemporary English
lughole — noun Brit. informal an ear … English new terms dictionary
lughole — noun (C) BrE humorous an ear … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lughole — n. sl. the ear orifice. Etymology: LUG(2) + HOLE … Useful english dictionary
lug — lug1 [lʌg] v past tense and past participle lugged present participle lugging [T] informal [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] to pull or carry something heavy with difficulty lug sth around/up/into/onto etc sth ▪ It… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lug — 1 lugged, lugging verb (T) to pull or carry something heavy with difficulty: lug sth up/down/around etc: I lugged my suitcase up the stairs and rang the bell. 2 noun (C) 1 a part of something that sticks out and can be used as a handle or a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lug-hole — Noun. The ear hole. Also lughole. See lug … English slang and colloquialisms

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