Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Usage examples of "hidy-hole".
Her hidy-hole, before they walled it off, had been a rear annex to Jake's room.
He stowed the course back in its hidy-hole and replaced the skirting board.
Sooner or later he's going to have to come out of his hidy-hole and move.
The quarters might be cramped, but the hidy-hole was provided with Venturi comforts.