Definition of finger hole
1
: any of several holes in the side of a wind instrument (such as a recorder) which may be covered or left open by the fingers to change the pitch of the tone
2
: a hole (as in a telephone dial or a bowling ball) into which the finger is placed to provide a grip
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The first known use of finger hole was in 1785
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