hole-in-the-wall


hole–in–the–wall

noun
plural holes–in–the–wall

Definition of HOLE-IN-THE-WALL

: a small and often unpretentious out-of-the-way place (as a restaurant)

First Known Use of HOLE-IN-THE-WALL

1856

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