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hollow-ground
[ hol-oh-ground ]
/ ËhÉl oÊËgraÊnd /
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adjective
ground so as to produce a concave surface or surfaces behind a cutting edge: the hollow-ground blade of an ice skate.
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Origin of hollow-ground
First recorded in 1880â85
Words nearby hollow-ground
hollow, hollow back, hollow bone, hollow-eyed, hollow-forge, hollow-ground, hollow leg, hollow newel, hollow sea, hollow tile, hollowware
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