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| − | Historically a speaking window is the small port in a door or gate which can be opened to speak to people who wish to enter (in English the closest equivalent is a peep-hole, a term known to be used as early as the 1600s for the same purpose). | + | Historically a speaking window is the small port in a door or gate which can be opened to speak to people who wish to enter (in English the closest equivalent is a "peep-hole", a term known to be used as early as the 1600s for the same purpose, or "speak-easy hole"). |
=15th Century= | =15th Century= | ||
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Speaking Window
Historically a speaking window is the small port in a door or gate which can be opened to speak to people who wish to enter (in English the closest equivalent is a "peep-hole", a term known to be used as early as the 1600s for the same purpose, or "speak-easy hole").
15th Century
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16th Century
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