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I sneaked out a quart jar of peaches, some cold corn bread, and a few onions, and started up the hollow back of our house.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
Before Larry could say a word, if indeed he wanted to speak, he was led away to a hollow back of the camp.
From The Campaign of the Jungle or, Under Lawton through Luzon by Stratemeyer, Edward
A visitor to Mount Vernon in 1798 says that he had "about 150 of the Guinea kind, with short legs and hollow back," so it is evident that he was experimenting with new breeds.
From George Washington: Farmer by Haworth, Paul Leland
According to their views, the hollow back of an African elephant would amount to a deformity.
From Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa and America — Volume 1 by Baker, Samuel White, Sir
To make a hollow back, a piece of stout paper is taken which measures once the length of the back and three times the width.
From Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians by Rooke, Noel
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