holeproof

[ hohl-proof ]

/ ˈhoʊlˌpruf /

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adjective

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

constructed so as to prevent evasion or subterfuge: a holeproof document.

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Origin of holeproof

First recorded in 1910–15; hole + -proof

Words nearby holeproof

hole card, hole-high, hole in one, hole in the heart, hole in the wall, holeproof, hole saw, hole up, holey, Holguín, Hol Hamoed