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creepholes

creepholes is the plural of creephole.

Meaning of creephole

Noun

creephole (plural creepholes)

  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'd1814, Edward Hovell-Thurlow, Moonlight, a Poem: with Several Copies of Verses
  2. (figuratively) A subterfuge; an excuse.
    • When every creephole from the hideous Court
      Is stopt1730, by Robert Browning, King Victor and King Charles

Questions about creepholes

What is creepholes the plural of?
Creepholes is the plural of creephole.

Words near creepholes in the dictionary

  1. creepest
  2. creepeth
  3. creepfest
  4. creepfests
  5. creephole
  6. creepholes
  7. creepie
  8. creepie-peepie
  9. creepie-peepies
  10. creepier
  11. creepies

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