soling

American  

[soh-ling] / ˈsoʊ lɪŋ /

noun

1. pitching.

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Soling British  

/ ˈsəʊlɪŋ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of soling

sole ² + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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

From Golf Digest • Feb. 8, 2018

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

From The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories by Cannan, Gilbert

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

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

I searched the pockets with repugnance and found a few papers, which smelled like the covers of ancient books, memoranda of miserable little transactions--threepence paid for soling shoes, twopence here, a penny there; nothing more.

From The Maid-At-Arms by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)