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− | [ | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''holw'', ''holh'', from [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] ''holh'' hole, hollow |
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==Definitions== | ==Definitions== |
Revision as of 22:21, 12 December 2020
Origin
Middle English holw, holh, from Old English holh hole, hollow
Definitions
- 1: an unfilled space : cavity, hole
- 2: a depressed or low part of a surface; especially : a small valley or basin
Description
Hollow is a term meaning a small vee-shaped riverine type of valley with moderately sloped sides pitched more gently than and both broader and larger than a ravine. The term is used primarily within and in the states bordering Appalachia (The Appalachian Mountains, from New England to Mississippi) where some local glaciation has broadened ravines into a wider form. Frequently pronounced "Holler" in the central and southern Appalachia states.