The Only Use of
perforate
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- I wondered why he had those marks on him, His sleeves were perforated with little holes.
p. 308.6perforated = pierced repeatedly
Definitions:
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(1)
(perforate) to make a hole or holes in something
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, perforate may mean to pass into or through -- often by overcoming resistance.