hand-hole plate

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hand-hole plate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  hand-hole \hand"-hole`\ (h[a^]nd"h[=o]l`), n. (Steam Boilers)
     A small hole in a boiler for the insertion of the hand in
     cleaning, etc.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Hand-hole plate, the cover of a hand-hole.
        [1913 Webster]