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hemmed in hollow Lexical Profile

• noun

1

American A steep, horseshoe-shaped canyon and seasonal waterfall located in the Ponca Wilderness Area of northwestern Arkansas, featuring the tallest cascading waterfall between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains.

Example

"The strenuous hike down to Hemmed-In Hollow rewards visitors with a stunning view of water plunging over the sheer, 209-foot sandstone bluff."

Word Nuance & Usage

While occasionally used as a descriptive phrase for a confined valley, it almost exclusively refers to the proper geographical feature 'Hemmed-In Hollow' in Arkansas and is capitalized in such contexts.

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Word Origin & Etymology

Derived from the English phrasal verb 'hem in' (to enclose or restrict, from the Old English 'hemm' meaning border) and 'hollow' (a regional American term for a small valley). It vividly describes the steep, enclosing sandstone bluffs that surround the valley.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Hemmed in hollow. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 14, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/hemmed in hollow
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