arrow-hole

English

Etymology

From arrow +‎ hole.

Noun

arrow-hole (plural arrow-holes)

  1. Synonym of arrowslit.
    There were arrow-holes in the battlements, from which archers were shooting.
  2. A hole of puncture in a body, the result of being shot with an arrow.
    There was an arrow-hole in his abdomen, from which blood was seeping.
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