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Definition
to dig out
in various senses, including:
- remove or lay bare — as when removing top soil to lay a foundation
- find or uncover — as at an archaeological site
- remove a part — as a tooth from the gum that surrounds it
- He has been excavating a barrow at Long Down, and has got a prehistoric skull which fills him with great joy.Chapter 8 — First Report of Dr. Watson (48% in)
There are no more uses of "excavate" in The Hound of the Baskervilles.
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