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- noun Plural form of
hole-in-the-wall .
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Examples
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The holes-in-the-wall like the Horseshoe Tavern where you can see Canadian bar rock, of course.
» More Than 175 Reasons Why We Love Toronto • Spacing Toronto • understanding the urban landscape 2009
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I smell it around here in shops and holes-in-the-wall.
What do you know, it's papalo! | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2008
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Check out the village streets and boulevards one finds there, and think about tip-toeing down the alleys that look like holes-in-the-wall.
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Without some kind of emphasis, windows are reduced to bland square holes-in-the-wall (to see the difference, compare the rear windows of a standard suburban development house with the front windows of the same house, which generally are outfitted with shutters or heavy trim).
Plastic Elimination Campaign: Vinyl Shutters regina doman 2007
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Without some kind of emphasis, windows are reduced to bland square holes-in-the-wall (to see the difference, compare the rear windows of a standard suburban development house with the front windows of the same house, which generally are outfitted with shutters or heavy trim).
Archive 2007-04-01 regina doman 2007
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It might be that I have become numb to the run-of-the-mill cookie-cutter shows that crowd nightclubs and holes-in-the-wall alike, but on this night, I would be touched by one of the first bands I ever listened to.
Buzzine » Green Day 2009
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Please, please, please tell me where I can find this stuff in Manhattan (and the location of the other mexican holes-in-the-wall too, please) ...
A light in August: | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2007
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In Indian restaurants in all the far-flung regions of this planet, whether they are fancy-schmancy ones or pokey holes-in-the-wall, Punjabi cuisine is ubiquitous.
Archive 2007-07-01 Nupur 2007
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The always-ready hyperlocal holographic social networking mapping mash-up that shimmers into existence over my hoverbike dash will help me find landmarks and fascinating holes-in-the-wall and the good old hang-outs and the hot new things, with help from the interwoven knowledge of friends, visitors, and longtime locals.
Hoverbikes 2009
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The always-ready hyperlocal holographic social networking mapping mash-up that shimmers into existence over my hoverbike dash will help me find landmarks and fascinating holes-in-the-wall and the good old hang-outs and the hot new things, with help from the interwoven knowledge of friends, visitors, and longtime locals.
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