soling

[ soh-ling ]

noun

1. pitching.

Soling

/ ˈsəʊlɪŋ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of soling¹

sole ² + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Francis de Humillos is considered fit for the magistracy because of his nearness in soling a shoe.

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Not one of us ever thought of the simple device of half-soling himself with a stove-lid.

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"The boots want soling," cried the sick sailor in a deep voice.

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You plowed it under, Mr. Crockett, with you bonanza gang-plowing, plow-soling farming.

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Hence the popularity of chrome tannage for waterproof soling and hydraulic leathers.

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