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Webster 1913 Edition

Holing

Hol′ing

,

Noun.

[See

a hollow.]

(Mining)

Undercutting in a bed of coal, in order to bring down the upper mass.

Raymond.

Definition 2024

holing

holing

English

Verb

holing

present participle of hole

Etymology 2

hole ‎(“a hollow”) +‎ -ing

Noun

holing ‎(plural holings)

(mining) undercutting in a bed of coal in order to bring down the upper mass
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