- (n.) The act of excavating or of making hollow, by cutting, scooping or digging out a part of a solid mass.
- (n.) The material dug out in making a channel or cavity.
- (n.) An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from a covered cutting or tunnel.
- (n.) A cavity formed by cutting, digging or scooping.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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