Bolthole

By Deane Barker • • tags: slang, real-estate •
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This refers to either:

  1. A means of quick escape (a “hole” through which a human or animal can “bolt”)
  2. A hidden refuge

I’m not sure if the correct spelling has a hyphen. I’ve seen it both ways.

Why I Looked It Up

In The Traitor, they referred to a small London apartment owned by a gangster as a “bolthole.”

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From Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives:

No wonder Jerome Wiesner, MIT’s president, felt trapped by the magisterial perfection of his office, and kept a messy bolt-hole in Building 20.

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Links from this – Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives August 14, 2024
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