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hidy-hole

British  
/ ˈhaɪdɪˌhəʊl /

noun

  1. informal a hiding place

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The boy spins, apparently overwhelmed, and squeaks: “Little bunny hidy-hole!”

From Seattle Times

He retreats to Neverland through a willow-branch hidy-hole.

From Los Angeles Times

An octopus changed colors as I approached, perhaps annoyed that its hidy-hole beneath a rock wasn’t fooling anybody.

From Washington Post

The conclusion was that the cats with boxes were less stressed because they had a cardboard hidy-hole to hunker down in.

From Washington Post

In the end Arya lured her pursuer, as many initially expected, to the hidy-hole we glimpsed two weeks ago, when her extinguishing of the candle presaged her plan of attack.

From New York Times