holing

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noun

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

OriginEnglish hole ← Middle English hole ← Old English hol →
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Meanings

holing1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of hole

holing2

nounholing (plural holings)

plural holings

  1. businessundercutting in a bed of coal in order to bring down the upper mass.

Origin

holing · verb

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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holing · noun

  1. Proto-Germanic*hulaz
  2. Proto-Germanic*hulą
  3. Proto-West Germanic*hol
  4. Old Englishhol
  5. Middle Englishhole
  6. Englishhole
  7. Englishholing

From hole (“a hollow”) + -ing.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with holing

rollingbowlingtrollingdoling
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Cite this entry
APA

holing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holing

MLA

“holing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “holing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holing.

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