(UK) A secret compartment in a large house, used as a hiding place for priests during the times when Catholicism was forbidden.
(UK) A secret compartment in a large house, used as a hiding place for priests during the times when Catholicism was forbidden.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(military slang) A concealed place where one can hide in safety, especially during a war; a dugout.
(originally, US, intransitive) To hide.
(North America, informal) A restaurant, shop or other establishment catering to customers that is particularly inconspicuous and easily overlooked.
(idiomatic) A location or situation which yields something of significant value.
(now, chiefly, dialectal) A hiding-place; a sheltered spot.