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HOLE

\hˈə͡ʊl], \hˈə‍ʊl], \h_ˈəʊ_l]\

Definitions of HOLE

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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A hollow place: a cavity: an opening in a solid body: a pit: a subterfuge: a means of escape.
To form holes in: to drive into a hole.
To go into a hole.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

A hollow place; opening; perforation; cavity.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

A cavity; hollow; den.
Containing all; entire; total; complete.
The sum total of all the parts or elements of anything; totality.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. [Anglo-Saxon] A hollow place or cavity; a pit; a den;â€”a perforation; an aperture;â€”means of escape; a subterfuge;â€”a low or mean lodging or habitation.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

A cavity narrow and long, either perpendicular or horizontal; a perforation, a small vacuity; a cave, a hollow place; a cell of an animal; a mean habitation; some subterfuge or shift.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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