Meanings
nounJudas-hole (plural Judas-holes)
plural Judas-holes
- 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 FranceSynonyms: Judas, Judas window
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small hole in a door through which a person can spy without being seen from the other side, used especially in prisons.
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Translations
Bulgarian шпионка
- шпионка (špionka)Translations
French judas
- judasTranslations
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APA
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