- judas hole
- noun see Judas
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
judas hole
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Judas hole — or Judas window noun (also without caps) a spyhole in a door, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑Judas * * * Judas hole or judas hole, a small opening in a door, especially in a prison cell, through which a person can look without being seen from the other… … Useful english dictionary
Judas hole — Judas Ju das, n. The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship. a. Treacherous; betraying. [1913 Webster] {Judas hole}, a peephole or secret opening for spying. {Judas kiss}, (a)… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
judas-hole — noun see judas I, 2 … Useful english dictionary
judas hole — n. peephole, small hole for looking through … English contemporary dictionary
Judas — Ju das, n. The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship. a. Treacherous; betraying. [1913 Webster] {Judas hole}, a peephole or secret opening for spying. {Judas kiss}, (a) a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Judas kiss — Judas Ju das, n. The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship. a. Treacherous; betraying. [1913 Webster] {Judas hole}, a peephole or secret opening for spying. {Judas kiss}, (a)… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Judas tree — Judas Ju das, n. The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship. a. Treacherous; betraying. [1913 Webster] {Judas hole}, a peephole or secret opening for spying. {Judas kiss}, (a)… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
judas — (also judas hole) ► NOUN ▪ a peephole in a door. ORIGIN from Judas Iscariot (see JUDAS(Cf. ↑Judas)), because of his association with betrayal … English terms dictionary
judas window — noun see judas I, 2 * * * Judas hole or Judas window noun (also without caps) a spyhole in a door, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑Judas * * * Judas window, = Judas hole … Useful english dictionary
judas — noun A small hole in a door through which a person can look without being seen from the other side; used especially in prisons; a judas hole At the top of the stairs was a heavy door with a peephole. Flick banged on it and stood where her face… … Wiktionary
