hidey-hole

[ hahy-dee-hohl ]

nounInformal.
  1. a nook or cranny used as a hiding place.

Origin of hidey-hole

1
First recorded in 1810–20; hide1 + -ey2 + hole

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How to use hidey-hole in a sentence

  • "A child's hidey-hole, I suppose," he said without showing as much interest as the occasion warranted.

    The Motor Maid | Alice Muriel Williamson and Charles Norris Williamson
  • It was plainly there that they must look for the hidey-hole.

    Everyday Adventures | Samuel Scoville
  • Sure enough, in one of the soft mica-schist rocks of the chimney, someone had chiseled a deep and delightful hidey-hole.

    Everyday Adventures | Samuel Scoville