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Default Etymological question -- "waller" a hole

On Fri, 6 Sep 2019 11:40:01 -0500, Terry Coombs
wrote:

On 9/6/2019 10:18 AM, Murgatroy wrote:
replying to DoN. Nichols, Murgatroy wrote:
im tryig to get a hole in my countertop enlarged for a new Faucet
handle I
purchased as a replacement. The new one is too large to fit through
the holes
for the cold and hot stems.* The plumber in North Arkansas says he can
use a
Dremel tool to wallow out the holes to make the new stems fit. This*
term was
used infrequently in my life to mean exactly that in such circumstances


* You realize of course that in north Arkansas every CountryBubba(c)
with a pickup and a skilsaw considers himself a handyman ... "plumbers"
also own a pipe wrench . Guess where I live ? Hint : it ain't Texas .

And Electricians have a hammer and screwdriver!