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soling

American  
[soh-ling] / ˈsoʊ lɪŋ /

noun

  1. pitching.


Soling British  
/ ˈsəʊlɪŋ /

noun

  1. a type of keelboat, designed to be crewed by three people

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of soling

sole 2 + -ing 1

Example Sentences

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But instead of soling the clubhead as usual, set it in front of the ball.

From Golf Digest • Feb. 8, 2018

What do you think I was charged for soling and heeling shoes?

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 12, 1919 by Various

Seldom does the cobbler take up with the new-fangled way of soling shoes, and seldom does the artisan willingly take up with new methods in his trade.

From My Life and Work by Ford, Henry

Vat do you mean vid your bootless errands, and your soling and healing?

From The Fatal Boots by Thackeray, William Makepeace

Josephine cut recklessly into the rich dark cake that stood for her winter gloves or the soling and heeling of Constantia's only respectable shoes.

From The Garden Party and Other Stories by Mansfield, Katherine

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