murder-hole

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative form of murder hole. alt-of,alternative
    — Immediately inside the doorway is a small lobby which is defended by a cross loop which would have been manned from inside the main chamber and defended by a murder-hole over.
  2. A deep pit used for drowning malefactors as a punishment.
    — The pits were of the kind which have become known as murder-holes, for the reason already explained that they were used by the barons, who had power of pit and gallows, to punish malefactors summarily.

词形变化

murder-holes plural
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