Walling

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  • v. Present participle of wall.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of making a wall or walls.
  • n. Walls, in general; material for walls.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. [wall, verb] The process of reinforcing the sides of a vertical shaft with tubbing or staves to prevent displacement sidewise by pressure of the earth. It is done either with planks or steel, or, in important and permanent workings, with brick.
  • n. In billiards, same as bricole, 4.
  • n. Walls collectively; materials for walls.
  • n. In mining, the brick or stone lining of a shaft; steining.
  • n. The act of boiling; a boiling.
  • Word Usage
    "An Aug. 1, 2002, memo describes the practice of "walling" -- recently revealed in a report by the International Committee of the Red Cross, which suggested that detainees wore a "collar" used to "forcefully bang the head and body against the wall" before and during interrogation."
    Cross Reference
    Verb Stem
    wall   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
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