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creephole

noun

Etymology

From creep + hole.

  1. derived from van Hole
  2. derived from hóll
  3. borrowed from Hole
  4. derived from *hulwiją✻
  5. derived from *hulwī✻
  6. derived from holh
  7. compounded as creephole — “creep + hole”

Definitions

  1. A hole or retreat into which an animal can creep, to escape from view or danger.

    • And soil'd his soft Down: Next him Creep-Hole spear'd

  2. A subterfuge

    A subterfuge; an excuse.

    • When every creephole from the hideous Court Is stopt

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA