hollow-ground
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of hollow-ground
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Some skaters like a hollow-ground skate and the method shown in Figs.
From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.
They are cut with a sharp hollow-ground razor or with Thiersch's grafting knife, the blade of which is rinsed in alcohol and kept moistened with warm saline solution.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
"Talk about bare bodkins, otherwise hollow-ground razors!" cried Uvo, emptying his glass.
From Witching Hill by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)
We have lived in the trenches side by side with them, and find them as keen as a hollow-ground and as ardent as a young lover.
From The Irish on the Somme Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front' by MacDonagh, Michael
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