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▪ I. bolling, n.|ˈbəʊlɪŋ|
[app. f. bole1 trunk.]
A pollard (tree).
1691Ray N.C. Words s.v. boll, Bolling trees is used in all countries for pollard trees, whose heads and branches are cut off, and only the bodies left. 1697Surv. Bower Hall, Pentlow, Essex (MS.) Bowlings which y⊇ tenant hath liberty to cropp for fireing. 1776(June 1) Boundaries, Up the road and marked an Elm Bolling..Marked a Bolling Oak..Marked an old Bolling against Burnt-field. 1847in Craig; and in mod. Dicts.
▪ II. † ˈbolling, vbl. n.1 Obs.
[f. boll v.1 + -ing1.]
Swelling.
c1340Cursor M. 10463 (Trin.) And of bollyng of hir herte She kest hir wordis ouerþwerte. 1362Langl. P. Pl. A. vii. 204 For bollyng of heore wombes. 1533Elyot Cast. Helth iv. iv. (1541) 85 A swellynge or bollynge of the bodye.
▪ III. † ˈbolling, vbl. n.2 Obs.
[f. boll v.2 + -ing1: the mod. spelling would be bowling.]
Excessive drinking, boozing.
a1529Skelton Image Hypocr. iv. 583 How they iest and iolt, With bowsing and bollinge. 1544R. Ascham Toxoph. (Arb.) 93 Disynge cardyng and boouling. 1570–6Lambarde Peramb. Kent (1596) 356 This vicious plant of unmeasurable boalling. 1574Newton Health Mag. 59 Superfluous bollinge and beastlie swilling of much wyne. 1583Stanyhurst æneis iii. (Arb.) 81 With whip cat bowling they kept a myrry carousing.
▪ IV. † ˈbolling, ppl. a. Obs.
[f. boll v.1]
Swelling, protuberant.
1519W. Horman Vulg. 26 b, Bollynge yes out, se but febely. Womens brestis be bollynge out. |