Both Uses of
loophole
in
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
- When they were set up, our carpenters built a stage of boards all round within, about six feet high, for the men to stand on when to fire thro' the loopholes.†
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- In the dormitories I observed loopholes, at certain distances all along just under the ceiling, which I thought judiciously placed for change of air.†
Definition:
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(loophole) something left out of a rule that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation -- especially in the text of a law or contract