peephole

noun
/ˈpiːphəʊl/UK/ˈpiphoʊl/US

Etymology

From peep + 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 peephole — “peep + hole

Definitions

  1. A small hole, opening, or piece of glass, especially in a door, through which one can…

    A small hole, opening, or piece of glass, especially in a door, through which one can look without being seen.

    • It’s a conjurer’s den. — I shouldn’t be surprised if cabby’s old gent is staring at us all the while from some peephole of his own.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for peephole. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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