English

lughole

From lug + hole.

A compound of lug + hole

Middle English luggen ‘to pull’

English lug

Proto-Germanic *hulaz ‘hollow’

Proto-Germanic *hulą ‘hollow space’

Proto-West Germanic *hol ‘hollow space, cavity’

Old English hol ‘hole, hollow place’

Middle English hole

English hole

Today it means

noun The human ear.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.