Murder-hole
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Murder-hole is a noun meaning A deep pit used for drowning malefactors as a punishment.
Meaning
A deep pit used for drowning malefactors as a punishment.
Example Sentences
Marcus caught up another large rock, but before hurling it he paused, squinting eagerly down his murder-hole.
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.
The murder-hole above the outer end of the passage survives, but only the descending grooves mark the position of the outer portcullis within it, beneath the recess to receive it in the outer E. wall
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.
Word Forms
- murder-holes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include murdrum, gibbet, blasthole, arrow-hole, deathtrap, kill.
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