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Holming vs Holing - What's the difference?

holming | holing |

As nouns the difference between holming and holing

is that holming is (historical) a former welsh tradition, on , of slashing female servants and late risers with holly branches while holing is (mining) undercutting in a bed of coal in order to bring down the upper mass.

As a verb holing is

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holming

English

Noun

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  • (historical) A former Welsh tradition, on , of slashing female servants and late risers with holly branches.

    • holing

    English

    Etymology 1

    Verb

    (head)

    • Etymology 2

    See (hole) a hollow, and (-ing).

    Noun

  • (mining) undercutting in a bed of coal in order to bring down the upper mass
    • (Raymond)