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Holing

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hollownounAn unfilled space in something solid; a cavity, natural or artificial.
trapnounA machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.
fixverb(transitive) To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.
jamnoun(less common in the US) A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts
picklenoun(chiefly US, Canada, Australia) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.
mawnounThe upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature; craw.
yapnoun(intransitive) Of a small dog, to bark.
muddlenounTo mix together, to mix up; to confuse.
messnouna thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation
kettle of fishnoun(idiomatic) An awkward situation.
hole outverb(intransitive, golf) To complete a hole by sinking the ball.
buttonnoun(clothing) A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener.
pigeonnoun(countable) One of several birds of the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes.
jaddingnoun(archaic, mining) Holing or undercutting (something, such as a bed of coal, or stone).
shearingnounThe act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.
highwallnoun(mining) The unexcavated face of exposed overburden and coal in a surface mine.
undercuttingnounAn undercut; a cut in the lower part.
wantverb(transitive) To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave, hanker, or demand.
squeezenounAn instance of squeezing.
stowingnounThe act by which something is stowed; stowage.

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