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priest holes

priest holes is the plural of priest hole.

Meaning of priest hole

Noun

priest hole (plural priest holes)

  1. (UK) A secret compartment in a large house, used as a hiding place for priests during the times when Catholicism was forbidden.

Questions about priest holes

What is priest holes the plural of?
Priest holes is the plural of priest hole.

Words near priest holes in the dictionary

  1. prier
  2. priers
  3. pries
  4. priest
  5. priest hole
  6. priest holes
  7. priest's hole
  8. priest-doctor
  9. priest-doctors
  10. priest-king
  11. priest-kings

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