spyhole

English

Etymology

From spy +‎ hole.

Noun

spyhole (plural spyholes)

1. (UK) Synonym of peephole
   • 2009 September 13, Ariane Sherine, “Golden shower”, in Guardian‎^[1]:

     Then there is a shuffling sound, and the quiet slide of a spyhole cover.

Further reading

• “spyhole”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “spyhole”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “spyhole”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.

Anagrams

• polyhes