"Judas-hole" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Judas-holes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Judas-hole (plural Judas-holes)
  1. A small hole in a door through which a person can spy without being seen from the other side, used especially in prisons. Categories (topical): Prison Synonyms: Judas, Judas window Translations (Translations): шпионка (špionka) [feminine] (Bulgarian)

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