hider's

Updated: March 18, 2026

Wainscoting, solid brickwork, or stone hearth were equally accommodating, and would swallow up fugitives wholesale, and close over them, to "Open, Sesame!" again only at the hider's pleasure.

Allan Fea - Secret Chambers and Hiding Places: Historic, Romantic, & Legendary Stories & Traditions About: Hiding-Holes, Secret Chambers, Etc.