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Example sentences for "hole through"

  • Defn: A hole through which a man may descend or creep into a drain, sewer, steam boiler, parts of machinery, etc.

  • Stuffing box, a device for rendering a joint impervious where there is a hole through which a movable cylindrical body, as the paston rod of a steam engine, or the plunger of a pump, slides back and forth, or in which a shaft turns.

  • When these pieces are secure drill a hole through them at E for the mast.

  • Drill a hole through centre of block for the wire axle d c.

  • K is a piece of cardboard with a hole through it for pulling the cannon along; it is glued to end M.

  • There must be a slot through I and another through J, for the string belt to pass through, and a hole through K for the intake of water from a faucet.

  • Bore a hole through upright L for the axle M to stick through, and cut axle M enough smaller than the spool drums N so they will turn easily.

  • To fasten the horses to the shafts, punch a hole through three of them at X (Fig.

  • Cut a piece 3 inches long and 3/4 inch wide, round its ends, and with the point of a nail pierce a hole through it each side of the center of the length of the piece (Fig.

  • Put a hole through it,' ordered the captain.

  • I never like to praise myself; but, humanly speaking, I can double up any two men in these diggings, take the bark off a tree by looking at it, and bore a hole through a board fence with my eye.

  • A hole through which a man may descend or creep into a drain, sewer, steam boiler, parts of machinery, etc.

  • The ranchman who expressed a desire to put a hole through us for scaring his horses on our way down to the Springs, now recognized and waved his hand to us as we returned.

  • In nautical phrase, he "who can't see a hole through a grating" is excessively drunk.

  • Spherical pieces of wood, termed bull's-eyes, having a hole through them, in which is inserted the rope of the parrel.

  • Bore a hole through, to make a communication with the mortar formed by the tube.

  • To do this, bore a hole through a piece of cork or a small bung, and through it push a piece of brass wire or stair-rod, fig.

  • Some one has bored a hole through it, and people have no doubt called it false.

  • I will bore a hole through thee, that everyone may know that thou art a false and worthless thing; and yet, why should I do that?

  • Lucky for you that you both hopped out of the way, youngsters, or I should have had to send one of you back home with a hole through him, and t'other broke in half.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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