English Explanatory Dictionary

holing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of hole
noun
  1. undercutting in a bed of coal in order to bring down the upper mass.

Word forms

holing holings

Etymology

From hole (“a hollow”) + -ing.

Derived words

gunk-holing memory-holing
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