n. In bookbinding, the making of perforations in the inner margins of pamphlets for the insertion of binding-thread or wire. Also called, in England, holing.
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adj. causing physical or especially psychological injury
adj. painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
Word Usage
"It took three painful blows, my left arm from elbow to shoulder in stabbing pain, to force the door open."