1947 citing in Archie Comic of "butthole." What did it mean?

[paul johnson]

paul Johnson wrote:
My earliest memories of movie ushers was of them walking around with a
small broom sweeping up among other things, cigarette butts.  Could
there be any chance of the butt hole referring to the always present
cigarette urns back then? SEAG

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