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hole at the entrance of house [SOLVED] (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by andyli@lemmy.world to c/whatisthisthing@lemmy.world

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I moved to England from Hong Kong recently. I found that it is common to see these holes (tiny doorway arch looking thing) in front of houses. What are they?

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[–] FlyLikeAMouse@feddit.uk 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It’s for scraping the mud off the bottoms of your shoes!

[–] andyli@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Oh, interesting. Is there a name for this?

I've heard there are tiny sculptures made for scraping mud off shoes. Didn't know it can be built into the entrance.

[–] mykl@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Yep, "boot-scraper" 😀

[–] mykl@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Hi OP, if you’re happy with the answers you’ve got here, could you edit your post to add [SOLVED] to the end of the title? Many thanks!

[–] skunch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah it's for when you didn't have room for a mud room. Scrape that shit right off!

[–] svncake@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What happens when it gets full of mud

[–] Fantomas@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You clean it. Or wait for the rain to clean it.

[–] skunch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Or have your boy Geoffrey scrub it out good and proper.

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago

Are we still talking about boot scrapers?