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holeproof

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[hohl-proof] / ˈhoʊlˌpruf /

adjective

  1. (of fabric or an article of clothing) designed or made so as to prevent holes.

  2. constructed so as to prevent evasion or subterfuge.

    a holeproof document.


Etymology

Origin of holeproof

First recorded in 1910–15; hole + -proof

Example Sentences

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But he was smiling when he said it; though a new knitting process makes the stockings runproof, it does not make them holeproof.

From Time Magazine Archive

They had just passed what they believed to be holeproof legislation to replace the punctured, lately-expired Cinematograph Films Act of 1927.

From Time Magazine Archive

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