2007-12-14 22:46:18 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Originally the word "loop" was used as "loupe", or a hole in a wall, in 14th century English. The phrase was also used as "louvre hole" in the 19th century. Today "loophole" is most commonly used to describe a flaw in regulation allowing evasion.
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2007-12-14 22:55:08 · answer #1 · answered by Your Uncle Dodge! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A loophole is a thing that something can pass through.
2007-12-15 06:49:14 · answer #2 · answered by Orion Quest 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'loop' (noun) Etymology: Middle English loupe; perhaps akin to Middle Dutch lupen to watch, peer
hole (noun) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hol (from neuter of hol, adjective, hollow) & holh; akin to Old High German hol, adjective, hollow and perhaps to Old English helan to conceal — more at hell
2007-12-15 06:52:57 · answer #3 · answered by Baloneyus_Monk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hidden cover.
2007-12-15 06:49:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋