melon hole

English

Etymology

From melon (“pademelon”) + hole.

Noun

melon hole (plural melon holes)

1. (Australia) A small hole or concavity in the landscape where rainwater gathers. [from 19th c.]
   • 2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 247:

     ‘When I was a young man out there in the scrubs, me and Dougald tailing them beasts from one melon hole to another day after day, never seeing another living soul, I'd ride along dreaming of a girl like you and forget where I was.’

Synonyms

• gilgai
• pademelon hole, paddymelon hole