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soling

American  
[soh-ling] / ˈsoʊ lɪŋ /

noun

  1. pitching.


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

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

From Golf Digest • Feb. 8, 2018

The greater part of the next day Jerome passed, as usual, soling shoes in Ozias Lamb's shop.

From Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins

"I wonder if we can't get something out of the lumber company," mused the younger brother, as he gazed meditatively at his boots, which were sadly in need of soling and heeling.

From To Alaska for Gold The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon by Stratemeyer, Edward

Vat do you mean vid your bootless errands, and your soling and healing?

From The Fatal Boots by Thackeray, William Makepeace

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

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