| 释义 |
▪ I. holer|ˈhəʊlə(r)|
[f. hole v.1 + -er1.]
One who makes a hole; spec. the collier who ‘holes’ or undercuts a coal-seam.
1829[see hole v.1 3]. 1873Echo 22 Sept. 2/2 The ‘Holers’, chiefly boys of about seventeen or eighteen, can earn from 5s. to 6s. per day. 1891Labour Commission Gloss., Holer's Day or Stint, the measure of undercutting, undermining, or curving a length of seam.
▪ II. holer
var. of holour Obs. |