lecherscope
n.— «The absence of women was a severe trial, and several home-made telescopes—or “lecherscopes,” as they were called—were assembled in the hope that an unflagging surveillance of the windows of the village houses might prove rewarding.» —“Brigadier Hugo Ironside” Telegraph (United Kingdom) Dec. 4, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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