holeproof

holeproof
/hohl"proohf'/, adj.
1. (of fabric or an article of clothing) designed or made so as to prevent holes.
2. constructed so as to prevent evasion or subterfuge: a holeproof document.
[1910-15; HOLE + -PROOF]

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