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American civil rights activist and pastor (1905–1993)
William Holmes Borders Sr. (24 February 1905 – 23 November 1993) was an American civil rights activist and leader and pastor of Wheat Street Baptist Church
William_Holmes_Borders
American politician
hostile. Borders is the granddaughter of civil rights leader Rev. William Holmes Borders, pastor of Atlanta's Wheat Street Baptist Church. Borders obtained
Lisa_Borders
Poem recited by Jesse Jackson
students. A similar poem was written in the early 1940s by Reverend William Holmes Borders, Sr., senior pastor at the Greater Wheat Street Baptist Church and
I_Am_–_Somebody
Topics referred to by the same term
William Borders may refer to: William Holmes Borders (1905–1993), Atlanta minister and civil rights activist William Donald Borders (1913–2010), American
William_Borders
American civil rights activist (born 1954)
She was the first African American child to attend formerly whites-only William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation
Ruby_Bridges
1990 film by Richard Pearce
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The_Long_Walk_Home
President of the United States from 1963 to 1969
Eisenhower found Johnson more cooperative than the Senate Republican leader, William F. Knowland of California. Particularly on foreign policy, Johnson offered
Lyndon_B._Johnson
1963 civil rights movement demonstration
Long March 'The March on Washington,' by William P. Jones"; New York Times, 15 August 2013. Jones, William P. (Spring 2013). "The Forgotten Radical History
March_on_Washington
2013 American historical drama film by Lee Daniels
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The_Butler
1965 murder in New York City, U.S.
members of the Nation of Islam's Newark, New Jersey, mosque: William 25X (also known as William Bradley), who fired the shotgun; Leon Davis; and Thomas Hagan
Assassination_of_Malcolm_X
American sociologist and activist (1868–1963)
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (/duːˈbɔɪs/ doo-BOYSS; February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was an American sociologist, writer, historian, and Pan-Africanist
W._E._B._Du_Bois
African American religious leader (1897–1975)
Sandersville, Georgia, on October 7 1897, the seventh of thirteen children of William Poole Sr. (1868–1942), a Baptist lay preacher and sharecropper, and Mariah
Elijah_Muhammad
American politician and activist (born 1941)
Facebook live streaming. As of April 2, 2017[update], guests had included William Barber, Josh Fox, Jane Mayer, and Bill Nye. Polls taken in 2017 found him
Bernie_Sanders
1963 civil rights march by schoolchildren in Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
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Children's_Crusade_(1963)
American minister, activist and politician (1941–2026)
January 6, 2008. Holmes, Steven A. (April 5, 1990). "As Bush Hails Progress by Blacks, Veto Is Seen on Rights Bill". The New York Times. Holmes, Steven A. (November
Jesse_Jackson
African-American civil rights activist (1939–2026)
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Claudette_Colvin
1963 speech by Martin Luther King Jr.
as a major enemy of the United States. Two days after the speech, agent William C. Sullivan, the head of COINTELPRO, wrote a memo about King's growing
I_Have_a_Dream
Gospel song
in modern hymnals such as The United Methodist Hymnal, #585, adapted by William Farley Smith in 1987, and in the Unitarian Universalist Hymn Book, Singing
This_Little_Light_of_Mine
American civil rights activist (1925–1963)
York. Evers' widow Myrlie co-wrote the 1967 book For Us, the Living with William Peters. In 1983, a television movie was made based on the book. Celebrating
Medgar_Evers
Tornado in the United States
eventually cross Interstate 75. Right before it could move across William Holmes Borders Drive, it would restrengthen back to EF2 intensity. The tornado
2008_Atlanta_tornado
American Baptist minister (1930–1969)
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Alfred_Daniel_King
American civil rights activist and murder victim (1939–1964)
Blackwell Ezell Blair Jr. Joanne Bland Julian Bond Joseph E. Boone William Holmes Borders Amelia Boynton Bruce Boynton Raylawni Branch Stanley Branche Ruby
Michael_Schwerner
American civil rights activist (1925–1965)
members of the Nation of Islam's Newark, New Jersey mosque: William 25X (also known as William Bradley), who fired the shotgun; Leon Davis; and Thomas Hayer
Malcolm_X
American singer and actor (1927–2023)
Archived from the original on June 11, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2025. Holmes, Martin (April 25, 2023). "Harry Belafonte Dies: Singer, Actor & Activist
Harry_Belafonte
African-American students enrolled at a previously segregated high school
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Little_Rock_Nine
American civil rights activist (born 1939)
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James_Zwerg
African-American attorney and civil rights icon
"300 Interviewed in Jones Murder" and the article announced Police Chief William E. Bindner's plan to increase police patrols in Louisville's West End.
Alberta_Odell_Jones
United States historic place
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Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument
Emmett_Till_and_Mamie_Till-Mobley_National_Monument
Final speech by Martin Luther King Jr., 1968
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I've_Been_to_the_Mountaintop
US Supreme Court justice from 1967 to 1991
frequently found himself in dissent. His closest ally on the Court was Justice William J. Brennan Jr., and the two voted the same way in most cases. One of Marshall's
Thurgood_Marshall
American lawyer and civil rights leader (1885–1965)
A. T. Walden Clarence Mitchell Jr. (seated, bottom left), William Holmes Borders (seated, bottom center), and Walden (seated, bottom right), with 3 unknown
A._T._Walden
1950s American protest against racial segregation
reenter by the back door -- a custom often inflicted on black riders." William J. Cooper, Jr., Thomas E. Terrill, The American South: A History, Volume
Montgomery_bus_boycott
Collection of sayings and teachings of Jesus
on the Mount" . Ante-Nicene Christian Library, Volume VI. Translated by William Findlay. T. & T. Clark in Edinburgh. Baxter, Roger (1823). "The Sermon
Sermon_on_the_Mount
American civil rights activist and ordained minister
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Hosea_Williams
American civil rights activist (1913–2005)
Blackwell Ezell Blair Jr. Joanne Bland Julian Bond Joseph E. Boone William Holmes Borders Amelia Boynton Bruce Boynton Raylawni Branch Stanley Branche Ruby
Rosa_Parks
American lynching victim (1941–1955)
The facts of what took place in the store are still disputed. Journalist William Bradford Huie reported that Till showed the youths outside the store a
Emmett_Till
1968 murder in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
met with Ray; he publicly supported Ray's efforts to obtain a retrial. William Francis Pepper remained Ray's attorney until Ray's death. He carried on
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Assassination_of_Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
US federal legislation that prohibits racial discrimination in voting
every state and local government from requiring people to live in their borders for longer than 30 days before allowing them to vote in a presidential
Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
American journalist (1949–2021)
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Glen_Ford_(journalist)
Statue at San Jose State University, United States
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Victory_Salute_(statue)
1948 order by President Truman
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Executive_Order_9981
American civil rights activist and murder victim (1943–1964)
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James_Chaney
American civil rights activist (1893–1955)
slavery to a mother named Dilsia, she was fathered by future President William Henry Harrison, who had five other children with Dilsia. According to the
Walter_White_(activist)
American civil rights activist and murder victim (1943–1964)
10:25, Price sped to catch up with the station wagon before it crossed the border into the relative safety of Lauderdale County. Price ordered the three out
Andrew_Goodman_(activist)
African-American spiritual song
original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2015. Ruhlmann, William. "Pete Seeger and Sonny Terry at Carnegie Hall (1958)". AllMusic. Netaktion
Kumbaya
American pastor and politician (1908–1972)
of this racism. As one of only two black Congressmen (the other being William Levi Dawson) until 1955, Powell challenged the informal ban on black representatives
Adam_Clayton_Powell_Jr.
American photographer and filmmaker (born 1942)
Blackwell Ezell Blair Jr. Joanne Bland Julian Bond Joseph E. Boone William Holmes Borders Amelia Boynton Bruce Boynton Raylawni Branch Stanley Branche Ruby
Danny_Lyon
American lawyer and civil rights activist (1935–2021)
the admission of two African Americans, Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton E. Holmes. Jordan personally escorted Hunter past a group of angry white protesters
Vernon_Jordan
19th-century Republican anti-African-American movement
Republican U.S. senator from western North Carolina between 1895 and 1903. William Howard Taft, Republican president between 1909 and 1913, sought to expand
Lily-white_movement
1965 speech by Martin Luther King Jr.
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How_Long,_Not_Long
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Freedom,_Inc.
American activist (1935–1998)
Sanity". The New York Times Book Review. Retrieved June 10, 2013. Andrews, William L.; Foster, Frances Smith; Harris, Trudier (1997). The Oxford Companion
Eldridge_Cleaver
2014 film by Ava DuVernay
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Selma_(film)
American civil rights activist (1930–2021)
Blackwell Ezell Blair Jr. Joanne Bland Julian Bond Joseph E. Boone William Holmes Borders Amelia Boynton Bruce Boynton Raylawni Branch Stanley Branche Ruby
Jesse_L._Douglas
1896 U.S. Supreme Court case on racial segregation
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Plessy_v._Ferguson
1967 U.S. Supreme Court case on interracial marriage
Archived from the original on February 16, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018. Holmes, Anna (February 10, 2018). "Black With (Some) White Privilege". The New
Loving_v._Virginia
U.S. holiday, 3rd Monday of January
from the original on July 10, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2014. Jones, William P. (January 30, 2006). "Working-Class Hero". The Nation. Archived from
Martin_Luther_King_Jr._Day
History museum in Birmingham, Alabama, US
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Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Birmingham_Civil_Rights_Institute
American activist businessman, and lawyer (1912–1979)
Senate Subcommittee on Internal Security, where he was represented by William Kunstler. Large parts of his testimony are still classified. Although there
Stanley_Levison
American writer, journalist and historian (1934–2007)
That Be, published in 1979 and featuring profiles of media titans like William S. Paley of CBS, Henry Luce of Time magazine, and Phil Graham of The Washington
David_Halberstam
Trinbagonian-American activist (1941–1998)
University Press, 1994, p. 142, ISBN 0-19-508604-X, 9780195086041. Safire, William, Safire's Political Dictionary. Oxford University Press, 2008, p. 58, ISBN 0-19-534334-4
Stokely_Carmichael
American civil rights activist (1931–2019)
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Juanita_Abernathy
American musician and social activist (1919–2014)
their songs. (Seeger interview with [Richard A.] Reuss 4/9/68)" quoted in William G. Roy, "Who Shall Not Be Moved? Folk Music, Community and Race in the
Pete_Seeger
American politician and civil rights leader (1940–2020)
the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020. Sherin, Kelly; Holmes, Jack (July 27, 2020). "30 Photos from John Lewis's Funeral at the United
John_Lewis
1963 protest against racial integration of schools in Alabama
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Stand_in_the_Schoolhouse_Door
Blackwell Ezell Blair Jr. Joanne Bland Julian Bond Joseph E. Boone William Holmes Borders Amelia Boynton Bruce Boynton Raylawni Branch Stanley Branche Ruby
List_of_civil_rights_leaders
Event in the civil rights movement
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Leesburg_Stockade
American academic and ordained minister (born 1958)
Blackwell Ezell Blair Jr. Joanne Bland Julian Bond Joseph E. Boone William Holmes Borders Amelia Boynton Bruce Boynton Raylawni Branch Stanley Branche Ruby
Michael_Eric_Dyson
American law professor and activist (born 1945)
Blackwell Ezell Blair Jr. Joanne Bland Julian Bond Joseph E. Boone William Holmes Borders Amelia Boynton Bruce Boynton Raylawni Branch Stanley Branche Ruby
Kathleen_Cleaver
Speech by Governor of Alabama in Montgomery
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George Wallace's 1963 inaugural address
George_Wallace's_1963_inaugural_address
South African singer and activist (1932–2008)
performances. Historian Ruth Feldstein described her music as "[crossing] the borders between what many people associated with avant-garde and 'quality' culture
Miriam_Makeba
American comedian, actor, writer, activist and social critic (1932–2017)
by students to speak on campus. The students sued, with noted litigator William Kunstler as their counsel, and in Smith v. University of Tennessee, 300
Dick_Gregory
African-American civil rights activist (1910–2010)
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Annie_Lee_Cooper
Folk song
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Keep_Your_Eyes_on_the_Prize
2016 television film directed by Jay Roach
Deke Deloach Bruce Nozick as Stanley Levison Ned Van Zandt as Senator J. William Fulbright Joe O'Connor as Senator Robert Byrd Hal Landon Jr. as Speaker
All_the_Way_(2016_film)
1944 United States Supreme Court case
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Smith_v._Allwright
American academic and activist (born 1936)
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Preston_King_(academic)
American civil rights activist (born 1933)
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Myrlie_Evers-Williams
Protest during 1968 Olympic Games
Blackwell Ezell Blair Jr. Joanne Bland Julian Bond Joseph E. Boone William Holmes Borders Amelia Boynton Bruce Boynton Raylawni Branch Stanley Branche Ruby
1968 Olympics Black Power salute
1968_Olympics_Black_Power_salute
American activist (1923–2019)
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Jack_O'Dell
American lawyer and civil rights activist (1915–1979)
Blackwell Ezell Blair Jr. Joanne Bland Julian Bond Joseph E. Boone William Holmes Borders Amelia Boynton Bruce Boynton Raylawni Branch Stanley Branche Ruby
Cecil_B._Moore
American civil rights activist (1908–1966)
I have changed my mind." The Chamber of Commerce, under Bob Beech and William Carey College President Dr. Ralph Noonkester, led a community effort to
Vernon_Dahmer
American author, teacher, and civil rights activist (1932–2013)
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Richie_Jean_Jackson
1951 murders of activists in Mims, Florida
Blackwell Ezell Blair Jr. Joanne Bland Julian Bond Joseph E. Boone William Holmes Borders Amelia Boynton Bruce Boynton Raylawni Branch Stanley Branche Ruby
Murders of Harry and Harriette Moore
Murders_of_Harry_and_Harriette_Moore
American civil rights organization
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National_Urban_League
American activist for children's rights (born 1939)
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Marian_Wright_Edelman
Freedom song
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Woke Up This Morning (With My Mind Stayed On Freedom)
Woke_Up_This_Morning_(With_My_Mind_Stayed_On_Freedom)
American activist (1912–2010)
Colmar Manor, Maryland. Shortly after Height's death, congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and Mayor Vincent Gray encouraged the U.S. Postal Service to name
Dorothy_Height
Landmark U.S. civil rights and labor law
with the votes of Republicans and Northern Democrats. Thus, as Justice William Rehnquist wrote in Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson, "The prohibition against
Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
American journalist and activist
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Margaret_Burr_Leonard
Civil rights movement organization started by students of the Atlanta University Center
black leaders, including A.T. Walden, Martin Luther King Sr., and William Holmes Borders attempted to lecture the hostile audience about the thought process
Atlanta_Student_Movement
American politician, diplomat, activist and pastor (born 1932)
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Andrew_Young
American civil rights activist (born 1933)
Archived from the original on March 30, 2024. Bryant 2006, p. 60. Doyle, William (2002). An American Insurrection: The Battle of Oxford, Mississippi, 1962
James_Meredith
American pastor and public intellectual (1892–1965)
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Vernon_Johns
American civil rights activist (1903–1955)
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George_W._Lee
Three-volume history series by Taylor Branch
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America_in_the_King_Years
American civil rights activist (1919-2017)
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Recy_Taylor
Form of nonviolent resistance
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Satyagraha
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A_Place_of_Rage
American activist
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Annie_Bell_Robinson_Devine
WILLIAM HOLMES-BORDERS
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German American English
Will-helmet. Famous Bearers: poet and playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and William...
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Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of German Wilhelm, UILLEAM means "will-helmet."
Male
English
English form of Norman French Willelm, WILLIAM means "will-helmet."
Boy/Male
German
Form of William; Resolute Protector
Boy/Male
Danish, Finnish, German, Swedish
Desire; Will; Bright; Will Helmet
Male
French
Norman French form of Old High German Wilhelm, WILLELM means "will-helmet."
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German Teutonic Dutch
Will-helmet. Famous Bearers: poet and playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and William...
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly central and northern England)
English (chiefly central and northern England) : variant of Holme.Scottish : probably a habitational name from Holmes near Dundonald, or from a place so called in the barony of Inchestuir.Scottish and Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Thomáis, Mac Thómais (see McComb). In part of western Ireland, Holmes is a variant of Cavish (from Gaelic Mac Thámhais, another patronymic from Thomas).John Holmes came from England to Woodstock, CT, in 1686. His descendants include the Congregational clergyman and historian Abiel Holmes, born 1763 in Woodstock, and Abiel’s son Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809–94).
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Will Helmet; Resolute Protector; Will; Son of William
Male
English
 Pet form of English William, WILLIE means "will-helmet." Compare with another form of Willie.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Gilliam, which is itself a variant of William.
Female
English
English variant spelling of Roman Latin Jillian, GILLIAN means "descended from Jupiter (Jove)."
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Irish
cille means “â€associated with the church.â€â€ One St. Cillian left Ireland in about 650 AD with eleven companions and carried out his missionary work in the Rhine region of Germany where he became Bishop of Wurzburg after converting the local lord, Duke Gosbert of Wurzburg, to Christianity. Later Duke Gosbert married Geilana, his brother’s widow and Cillian declared the marriage invalid. While Gosbert was away on a military expedition, Geilana had Cillian beheaded when she found that Gosbert was going to leave her because their marriage was forbidden by the Church. The city of Wurzburg still celebrates a festival of mystery plays each year, known as Killianfest.
Boy/Male
American, Australian
Will; Desire and Helmet; Protection
Male
Irish
Irish Gaelic form of German Wilhelm, UILLIAM means "will-helmet."
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Indian, Irish, Jamaican, Modern, Portuguese, Shakespearean, Swedish, Swiss, Teutonic
Resolute Protector; Will-helmet; Will Desire; Valley; Unwavering Protector; Protect
Boy/Male
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Henry VI, 2' Sir John Stanley. 'Henry VI, Part III' Sir William Stanley. 'As You Like It' A...
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Short form of English Lillian, LILLIA means "lily."
Male
Scottish
 Pet form of Scottish Gaelic Uilleam, WILLIE means "will-helmet." Compare with another form of Willie.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Gilliam.
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n.
See Dolmen.
a.
Pierced with a hole or holes, or with pores; having transparent dots resembling holes.
n.
The home base; he started for home.
n.
A carrier pigeon remarkable for its ability to return home from a distance.
a.
Covered with a helmet.
n.
One who holds land, etc., under another; a tenant.
n.
That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.
n.
Any book printed by William Caxton, the first English printer.
n.
The representation of a helmet over shields or coats of arms, denoting gradations of rank by modifications of form.
a.
Of or relating to Sir William Herschel; as, the Herschelian telescope.
a.
Shaped like a helmet; galeate. See Illust. of Galeate.
n.
The payee of a bill of exchange or a promissory note, or the one who owns or holds it.
a.
Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.
adv.
Willing; disposed.
n.
Willing acceptance.
n.
One who, or that which, holds.
a.
Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.
n.
To cut, dig, or bore a hole or holes in; as, to hole a post for the insertion of rails or bars.
adv.
To one's home or country; as in the phrases, go home, come home, carry home.