"Murder Hole" meaning in All languages combined

See Murder Hole on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|?|head=Murder Hole}} Murder Hole
  1. A waterhole or pit in a bog where the bodies of murder victims were thrown.
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