holing

English

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -əʊlɪŋ

Etymology 1

Verb

holing

  1. present participle of hole

Etymology 2

hole (“a hollow”) +‎ -ing

Noun

holing (plural holings)

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