fouling

[fou-ling]

noun

1. an encrusted deposit, especially on a submerged object, as the hull of a ship.

Other Word Forms

• nonfouling adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fouling¹

1350–1400; Middle English foulinge; foul, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Two more sliders followed, with Harper fanning on the first and fouling off the next.

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Rushing was also working his way back from the injured list after fouling a ball off his leg five days earlier.

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He said fixed penalty notices - which are already used for things such as dog fouling or illegal parking - had pros and cons.

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A Welsh football club is cracking down on dog fouling after one of its eight-year-old players was left "covered" in dog poo at a recent practice.

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The figures come as one local authority - Mid Ulster District Council - is exploring how a DNA database could be used to trace incidences of dog fouling back to an individual dog and its owners.

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