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  • noun Plural form of boring.

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Examples

  • There have been certain borings made, but some say they are not sufficient, and I understand from Sir Wilfrid Laurier that he will undertake to see that that system of examination is completely carried out, with, the end, we hope, that in a short time the tunnel will be commenced.

    The Position of Prince Edward Island 1909

  • A group of park advocates in the neighborhood flew into action in 2009 when Related began taking test borings on the site and told public officials that it planned to provide permanent affordable housing at the site.

    Residents Gird to Keep Park Maura Webber Sadovi 2011

  • There he was, with his love-world crashing around him, calmly considering dams and well-borings so that he might, in the years to come, plant more acorns.

    CHAPTER XXX 2010

  • Their presence can easily be detected by a quantity of turpentine mixed with borings issued from the tree trunk.

    2008 December « Beachwood Historical Alliance 2008

  • Their presence can easily be detected by a quantity of turpentine mixed with borings issued from the tree trunk.

    2008 December 18 « Beachwood Historical Alliance 2008

  • No one knew how deep below it lay the bedrock, only that the trench, a primordial crevasse with hot springs discharging one-hundred-degree water and boulders twelve feet tall, was much deeper than anything hinted at by years of test borings.

    Colossus Michael Hiltzik 2010

  • Their presence can easily be detected by a quantity of turpentine mixed with borings issued from the tree trunk.

    Beachwood-in-the-Pines « Beachwood Historical Alliance 2008

  • No one knew how deep below it lay the bedrock, only that the trench, a primordial crevasse with hot springs discharging one-hundred-degree water and boulders twelve feet tall, was much deeper than anything hinted at by years of test borings.

    Colossus Michael Hiltzik 2010

  • Though he is a master prose stylist -- he speaks of a tarantula's "" measured octave tread '' and a villain's eyes "" like lead slag poured into borings to seal away something virulent or predacious '' -- McCarthy is best appreciated for his utter unpredictability.

    Brightening Western Star 2008

  • Their presence can easily be detected by a quantity of turpentine mixed with borings issued from the tree trunk.

    Beachwood-in-the-Pines « Beachwood Historical Alliance 2008

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