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A hole that became a boat, a bench, and a baseball thought-bunker.
means A sheltered space dug into ground or hewn from a log, used as a canoe, shelter, or a sports team's sideline seat.
from Plain English carpentry: something literally dug out — the canoe sense (a log hollowed by fire and adze) is among humanity's oldest crafts, predating writing.
Oldest boatA dugout canoe is the oldest known watercraft.
Baseball logicSunk below field level so fans see over players.
Pesse findThe 8,000-year-old Pesse canoe is a hollowed pine log.