loophole
noun
a means of escape or evasion; a means or opportunity of evading a rule, law, etc..
loopholing
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present participleof loophole.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Author Stern began explaining the not-so-fine art of legal tax loopholing nine years ago in The Great Treasury Raid.
From Time Magazine Archive
The enemy’s position was naturally strong, and was rendered more so by blockhouses, a stone fort and entrenchments cut in solid rock, and the loopholing of a solidly built stone church.
From The Boys of '98 by James Otis
They went to work, however, with a will, and for more than two hours employed themselves in loopholing the walls and constructing barricades between the two houses.
From Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand by H.C. Adams
These he made use of as forts, throwing into them little garrisons, and loopholing the walls.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 by Rossiter Johnson
