Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To hollow out; dig out.
- noun A hole; a hollow.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
hollow cavity . - verb transitive To
dig out ; makehollow ;hollow out . - verb transitive To
dig ;dig into ;pierce ;penetrate ;investigate ;poke . - verb transitive To
dig up ;excavate .
Etymologies
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From Middle English holk, from Old English holc ("hole, cavity"), from Proto-Germanic *hulkaz (“a hollow”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide”). Cognate with Low German holke, hölke ("small hole"), German Holk ("a type of flat-bottomed barge"), Swedish holk ("nest, birdhouse"), Icelandic holkur ("tube"). Related to hulk.
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