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Judas-holes

Judas-holes is the plural of Judas-hole.

Meaning of Judas-hole

Noun

Judas-hole (plural Judas-holes)

  1. A small hole in a door through which a person can spy without being seen from the other side, used especially in prisons.
    • A moment, and an iron-grated Judas-hole in the door slid open, and a servant, an elderly man, sleek and respectable, looked out at him.1922 [1901], Stanley J. Weyman, Count Hannibal: A Romance of the Court of France
    Synonyms:
    Judas, Judas window

Questions about Judas-holes

What is Judas-holes the plural of?
Judas-holes is the plural of Judas-hole.

Words near Judas-holes in the dictionary

  1. Judas windows
  2. Judas-ear
  3. Judas-ears
  4. Judas-haired
  5. Judas-hole
  6. Judas-holes
  7. judases
  8. Judaslike
  9. Judasly
  10. Judayah
  11. Judaïsm

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