hill
noun
a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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Jim laughed a little himself, resuming his work, and hauling the dirt up faster around the potatoes he was hilling.
From I've Been Thinking; or, the Secret of Success by Azel Stevens Roe