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Holing

Holing \Hol"ing\, n. [See Hole a hollow.] (Mining) Undercutting in a bed of coal, in order to bring down the upper mass.
--Raymond.

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Etymology 1 vb. (present participle of hole English) Etymology 2

n. (context mining English) undercutting in a bed of coal in order to bring down the upper mass

Usage examples of "holing".

An Excalibur MK VI, its slung cannons blazing, caught two enemy projectiles, which blew it off its feet, continuous fire from one of the cannons holing storefronts all along the avenue.

I wanted a clean break with local celebrity, and holing up was the only way to accomplish it.

But the acrobatic act ended up costing him a precious few seconds: Wolff pivoted the Battloid in time to deal with the final Invid, but not before the Trooper succeeded in holing the techno-knight with an energy bolt that passed clear through it like a flaming spear.