Walling

name, noun, verb

name, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A group of walls. countable, uncountable

    "Nor was this all; seeing something projecting through the soil at the bottom of the bared patch of walling, I removed the loose earth with my hands, and revealed a huge stone ring, a foot or more in diameter, and about three inches thick."

  2. 2
    Material used for walls. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A method of torture in which a person's neck is encircled by a collar, which is then used to slam the person against a wall. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of wall form-of, gerund, participle, present
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Example

More examples

"Nor was this all; seeing something projecting through the soil at the bottom of the bared patch of walling, I removed the loose earth with my hands, and revealed a huge stone ring, a foot or more in diameter, and about three inches thick."

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