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hō̆l(e
n.(2)
153 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) A perforation, bore, hole; the eye of a needle, the hole of a privy; (b) a window, loophole; a hole for smoke to escape;
loupe hol, smoke hol
, q. v.; (c) an opening in a lattice or a spider web; a…
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