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walling
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Wall \Wall\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Walled; p. pr. & vb. n. Walling.] 1. To inclose with a wall, or as with a wall. "Seven walled towns of strength." --Shak. [1913 Webster] The king of Thebes, Amphion, That with his singing walled that city. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To defend by walls, or as if by walls; to fortify. [1913 Webster] The terror of his name that walls us in. --Denham. [1913 Webster] 3. To close or fill with a wall, as a doorway. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Walling \Wall"ing\, n.
1. The act of making a wall or walls.
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2. Walls, in general; material for walls.
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Walling wax, a composition of wax and tallow used by
etchers and engravers to make a bank, or wall, round the
edge of a plate, so as to form a trough for holding the
acid used in etching, and the like. --Fairholt.
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