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finger hole

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finger hole
n.
1. Any of the holes on a wind instrument that cause a change in pitch when covered by a finger.
2. A hole or an opening for a finger, as in a bowling ball or on the dial of a telephone.
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Noun1.finger holefinger hole - one of a series of holes in a woodwind instrument; pitch changes when a finger covers it
hole - an opening deliberately made in or through something
woodwind, woodwind instrument, wood - any wind instrument other than the brass instruments
2.finger hole - a hole for inserting a finger
bowling ball, bowl - a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling
telephone dial, dial - a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called
hole - an opening deliberately made in or through something
thumbhole - a finger hole made to fit the thumb (as in a bowling ball)

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Imagine now that some hungry youngster had decided to taste each of the 14 bits of doughnut and left a finger hole through the center of each.
Unlike an ordinary ball, which holds a weight near the finger and thumb holes--to make up for the lost mass of the holes--Salvino and Kicher's ball has two weights, one near the finger holes and one near the thumb.
 
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