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Definition of Spyholes
1. spyhole [n] - See also: spyhole
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spyholes
Literary usage of Spyholes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses by Robert Louis Stevenson (1905)
"Here and there were spyholes, concealed, on the other side, by the carving of
the cornice; and looking down through one of these, Dick saw the paved floor ..."
2. The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses by Robert Louis Stevenson (1888)
"Here and there were spyholes, concealed, on the other side, by the carving of
the cornice ; and looking down through one of these, Dick saw the paved floor ..."
3. Trans-Himalaya: Discoveries and Adventures in Tibet by Sven Anders Hedin (1909)
"But no doubt the inmates were afraid to show themselves, and examined us only
through their spyholes. Near this day's camp there were more tents, ..."
4. The New York Times Current History (1918)
"It was said to weigh some forty tons, was armor plated all over, with tiny spyholes
at intervals, from some of which peeped out murderous- looking gun ..."
5. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1891)
"Two " spyholes " from a priest's chamber, which stood behind the fresco, have
also been uncovered. One of them was a small well-moulded hexagon, ..."
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