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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In bookbinding, the making of perforations in the inner margins of pamphlets for the insertion of binding-thread or wire. Also called, in England, holing.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective of pain sharp, intense
  • noun An incident in which a person is stabbed.
  • verb Present participle of stab.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective causing physical or especially psychological injury
  • adjective painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

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