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Hollow
·vt To urge or call by shouting. II. Hollow ·interj <<Hollo>>. III. Hollow ·adj Depressed; concave...

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hollow
It was quiet a hollow thing; i.e. a certainty, or decided business. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
hollow
All hollow is a common expression with us, and is also given by Carr in his Craven Glossary. 'He car...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
Hollow-hearted
·adj Insincere; deceitful; not sound and true; having a cavity or decayed spot within. ...

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Hollow-horned
·adj Having permanent horns with a bony core, as cattle. ...

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all hollow
He was beat all hollow, i.e. he had no chance of conquering: it was all hollow, or a hollow thing, i...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
floor-hollow
The inflected curve of the floor, extending from the keel to the back of the floor-sweep, which the ...

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hollow bastion
In fortification, a bastion of which the terreplein or interior terrace is not continued beyond a ce...

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hollow-mould
The same as floor-hollow (which see). ...

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hollow sea
The undulation of the waves after a gale; long hollow-jawed sea; ground-swell. ...

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hollow shot
Introduced principally for naval use before the horizontal firing of shells from guns became general...

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hollow square
The square generally used by British infantry; a formation to resist cavalry. Each side is composed ...

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to beat all hollow
To surpass or overcome completely; thus, "Eclipse beat Sir Henry all hollow." Also, to take wholly b...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
top-timber hollow
A name sometimes given to the back sweep which forms the upper part of the top-timber. ...

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