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haling, vbl. n.|ˈheɪlɪŋ| [f. hale v.1 + -ing1.] The action of the verb hale; dragging, hauling.
c1440Promp. Parv. 223/1 Halynge, or drawynge, tractus. 1584Fenner Def. Ministers (1587) 41 By haling and pulling of sentences. 1641Milton Ch. Govt. ii. iii. (1851) 159 The beggarly help of halings and amercements. 1791R. Mylne Rep. Thames & Isis 27 Cutting down the Trees which annoy the haleing of Boats. b. attrib., as haling-path, haling-way.
1726Lond. Gaz. No. 6447/7 For Towing or Haleing-Paths. 1784Mkt. Weighton Drainage Award 10 A haleing way, or towing path, along the east side of the said canal. |