单词 | dream-hole |
释义 | dream-hole/ˈdriːmˌhəʊl/Chiefly English regional (Gloucestershire and Yorkshire ) noun A slit or opening in an external wall of a building.
OriginMid 16th century; earliest use found in Churchwardens' Accounts Minchinhampton. Origin uncertain; apparently from dream + hole, on account of the sound of the bells passing through such holes in a church steeple. |
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