| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun holer, derived from the verb hole.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (holer) | 1. Signifies an entity that holes, based on the verb hole.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (hole) | 1. Hit the ball into the hole.[Wordnet]. 2. Make holes in.[Wordnet]. 3. To go or get into a hole.[Websters]. 4. To cut, dig, or bore a hole or holes in; as, to hole a post for the insertion of rails or bars.[Websters]. 5. To drive into a hole, as an animal, or a billiard ball.[Websters]. 6. Base verb from the following inflections: holing, holed, holes, holer, holers, holingly and holedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Specialty Definition: HOLERS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Mining | The workers employed in the operation of holing the coal. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: holer
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Cigar-head holer | Occupations | Pierces draft holes in ends of cigars. Holds cigar in guide of machine and presses pedal that forces revolving pin into cigar, or manually pushes pin into cigar to pierce draft holes in ends of cigars. (references) | |
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