hollow tile
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hollow tile
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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That’s a stone man, a made-to-order concrete man, with hollow tile stomach and reinforced concrete arms and legs.
From Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective by Irvin, Rea
Luke Trull's hand crept like an unwieldy snake into the hollow tile and Frosty struck with unsheathed claws.
From Swamp Cat by Kjelgaard, James Arthur
It is of hollow tile and stucco and cost about $100,000.
From The University of Michigan by Shaw, Wilfred
When the Spreckels house was well on fire I knew, from its having an iron frame, hollow tile partitions, and stone outside walls, there would be no danger from the heat to my house.
From San Francisco During the Eventful Days of April 1906 by Stetson, James B. (James Burgess)
He jerked the Roman tunic from the body and disclosed the hollow tile stomach.
From Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective by Irvin, Rea
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