Usually means: Opening for attacking castle invaders.
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  1. Murder Hole, murder-hole, murder hole: Wiktionary
  2. Murder-hole, Murder hole: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. Murder Hole: Urban Dictionary

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  1. Murder hole: Dictionary of Military Architecture

Definitions from Wiktionary (Murder Hole)

noun:  (historical) A slit or hole above the entrance to a fortification, thought to provide access for defenders to kill invaders.
noun:  (historical, rare) A chamber above the entrance to a fortification where defenders hide and shoot at invaders trapped in the entryway below.
noun:  A waterhole or pit in a bog where the bodies of murder victims were thrown.

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