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loop·hole (lo̵̅o̅p′hōl′)

noun

  1. a hole or narrow slit in the wall of a fort, etc., for looking or shooting through
  2. a means of escape; esp., a means of evading or escaping an obligation, enforcement of a law or contract, etc.

Etymology: loop + hole

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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