the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > making holes or becoming holed > [noun] > by boring, piercing, or perforating > with sharp-pointed instrument
1845 C. Dickens ii. 63 I introduced pinking and eyelet-holeing among the men.
1970 (Govt. of India) (ed. 2) CS–52/2 Eyelet holing machine operator.