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-olling
(gcide) | Vitriol \Vit"ri*ol\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. -oledor -olled; p.
pr. & vb. n. -oling or -olling.] [From Vitriol, n.]
1. (Metal.) To dip in dilute sulphuric acid; to pickle.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. To vitriolize. [Colloq.]
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
polling
(mass) | polling
- voľby |
polling electoral committee
(mass) | polling electoral committee
- okrsková volebná komisia |
polling station
(mass) | polling station
- volebná miestnosť |
Bolling
(gcide) | Bolling \Boll"ing\, n. [Cf. Bole stem of a tree, and Poll,
v. t.]
A tree from which the branches have been cut; a pollard.
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Carolling
(gcide) | Carol \Car"ol\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Caroled, or Carolled; p.
pr. & vb. n. Caroling, or Carolling.]
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1. To praise or celebrate in song.
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The Shepherds at their festivals
Carol her goodness. --Milton.
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2. To sing, especially with joyful notes.
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Hovering swans . . . carol sounds harmonious.
--Prior.
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Colling
(gcide) | Colling \Coll"ing\, n. [From Coll, v. t.]
An embrace; dalliance. [Obs.] --Halliwell.
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Collingly
(gcide) | Collingly \Coll"ing*ly\, adv.
With embraces. [Obs.] --Gascoigne.
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Collingual
(gcide) | Collingual \Col*lin"gual\, a.
Having, or pertaining to, the same language.
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Controlling
(gcide) | Control \Con*trol"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Controlled; p. pr. &
vb. n. Controlling.] [F. contr[^o]ler, fr. contr[^o]le.]
[Formerly written comptrol and controul.]
1. To check by a counter register or duplicate account; to
prove by counter statements; to confute. [Obs.]
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This report was controlled to be false. --Fuller.
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2. To exercise restraining or governing influence over; to
check; to counteract; to restrain; to regulate; to govern;
to overpower.
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Give me a staff of honor for mine age,
But not a scepter to control the world. --Shak.
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I feel my virtue struggling in my soul:
But stronger passion does its power control.
--Dryden.
3. to assure the validity of an experimental procedure by
using a control[7].
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Syn: To restrain; rule; govern; manage; guide; regulate;
hinder; direct; check; curb; counteract; subdue.
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Decolling
(gcide) | Decolling \De*col"ling\, n.
Beheading. [R.]
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By a speedy dethroning and decolling of the king.
--Parliamentary
History
(1648).
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Disenrolling
(gcide) | Disenroll \Dis`en*roll"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Disenrolled; p.
pr. & vb. n. Disenrolling.]
To erase from a roll or list. [Written also disenrol.]
--Donne.
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Drolling
(gcide) | Droll \Droll\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Drolled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Drolling.]
To jest; to play the buffoon. [R.]
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Drollingly
(gcide) | Drollingly \Droll"ing*ly\, adv.
In a jesting manner.
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Enrolling
(gcide) | Enroll \En*roll"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enrolled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Enrolling.] [Pref. en- + roll: cf. F. enr[^o]ler; pref.
en- (L. in) + r[^o]le roll or register. See Roll, n.]
[Written also enrol.]
1. To insert in a roil; to register or enter in a list or
catalogue or on rolls of court; hence, to record; to
insert in records; to leave in writing; as, to enroll men
for service; to enroll a decree or a law; also,
reflexively, to enlist.
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An unwritten law of common right, so engraven in the
hearts of our ancestors, and by them so constantly
enjoyed and claimed, as that it needed not
enrolling. --Milton.
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All the citizen capable of bearing arms enrolled
themselves. --Prescott.
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2. To envelop; to inwrap; to involve. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Extolling
(gcide) | Extol \Ex*tol"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Extolled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Extolling.] [L. extollere; ex out + tollere to lift, take
up, or raise: cf. OF. extoller. See Tollerate, and cf.
Flate.]
1. To place on high; to lift up; to elevate. [Obs.]
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Who extolled you in the half-crown boxes,
Where you might sit and muster all the beauties.
--Beau. & Fl.
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2. To elevate by praise; to eulogize; to praise; to magnify;
as, to extol virtue; to extol an act or a person.
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Wherein have I so deserved of you,
That you extol me thus? --Shak.
Syn: To praise; applaud; commend; magnify; celebrate; laud;
glorify. See Praise.
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Gambolling
(gcide) | Gambol \Gam"bol\ v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gamboled, or Gambolled;
p. pr. & vb. n. Gamboling or Gambolling.]
To dance and skip about in sport; to frisk; to skip; to play
in frolic, like boys or lambs.
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Inscrolling
(gcide) | Inscroll \In*scroll"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inscrolled; p. pr.
& vb. n. Inscrolling.]
To write on a scroll; to record. [Written also inscrol.]
--Shak.
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Knolling
(gcide) | Knoll \Knoll\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knolled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Knolling.] [OE. knollen, AS. cnyllan. See Knell.]
To ring, as a bell; to strike a knell upon; to toll; to
proclaim, or summon, by ringing. "Knolled to church." --Shak.
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Heavy clocks knolling the drowsy hours. --Tennyson.
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Logrolling
(gcide) | Logrolling \Log"roll`ing\, n.
1. (Logging) The act or process of rolling logs from the
place where they were felled to the stream which floats
them to the sawmill or to market. In this labor
neighboring camps of loggers combine to assist each other
in turn. --Longfellow. [U.S.]
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2. Hence: A combining or mutual agreement in which one
politician supports or assists another in consideration of
receiving assistance in return; wheeling and dealing; --
sometimes used of a disreputable mode of accomplishing
political schemes or ends. [Cant, U.S.]
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Lolling
(gcide) | Loll \Loll\ (l[o^]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lolled (l[o^]ld); p.
pr. & vb. n. Lolling.] [Cf. Icel. lolla to act lazily,
loll, lolla, laziness, OD. lollen to sit over the fire, and
E. lull. Cf. Lill, Lull.]
1. To act lazily or indolently; to recline; to lean; to throw
one's self down; to lie at ease; as, to loll around the
house on a lazy summer day.
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Void of care, he lolls supine in state. --Dryden.
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2. To hand extended from the mouth, as the tongue of an ox or
a log when heated with labor or exertion.
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The triple porter of the Stygian seat,
With lolling tongue, lay fawning at thy feet.
--Dryden.
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3. To let the tongue hang from the mouth, as an ox, dog, or
other animal, when heated by labor; as, the ox stood
lolling in the furrow.
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Lollingly
(gcide) | Lollingly \Loll"ing*ly\, adv.
In a lolling manner. --Buckle.
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mollingong
(gcide) | Mullingong \Mul"lin*gong\, n. (Zool.)
See Duck mole, under Duck. [Written also mollingong.]
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patrolling
(gcide) | patrolling \patrolling\ n.
The activity of going around or through an area at regular
intervals for security purposes.
Syn: patrol.
[WordNet 1.5]Patrol \Pa*trol"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Patrolled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Patrolling.] [F. patrouiller, O. & Prov. F. patrouiller
to paddle, paw about, patrol, fr. patte a paw; cf. D. poot
paw, G. pfote, and E. pat, v.]
To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a
police district or beat.
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Patrolling
(gcide) | patrolling \patrolling\ n.
The activity of going around or through an area at regular
intervals for security purposes.
Syn: patrol.
[WordNet 1.5]Patrol \Pa*trol"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Patrolled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Patrolling.] [F. patrouiller, O. & Prov. F. patrouiller
to paddle, paw about, patrol, fr. patte a paw; cf. D. poot
paw, G. pfote, and E. pat, v.]
To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a
police district or beat.
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Polling
(gcide) | Poll \Poll\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Polled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Polling.]
1. To remove the poll or head of; hence, to remove the top or
end of; to clip; to lop; to shear; as, to poll the head;
to poll a tree.
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When he [Absalom] pollled his head. --2 Sam. xiv.
26.
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His death did so grieve them that they polled
themselves; they clipped off their horse and mule's
hairs. --Sir T.
North.
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2. To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow
or crop; -- sometimes with off; as, to poll the hair; to
poll wool; to poll grass.
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Who, as he polled off his dart's head, so sure he
had decreed
That all the counsels of their war he would poll off
like it. --Chapman.
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3. To extort from; to plunder; to strip. [Obs.]
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Which polls and pills the poor in piteous wise.
--Spenser.
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4. To impose a tax upon. [Obs.]
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5. To pay as one's personal tax.
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The man that polled but twelve pence for his head.
--Dryden.
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6. To enter, as polls or persons, in a list or register; to
enroll, esp. for purposes of taxation; to enumerate one by
one.
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Polling the reformed churches whether they equalize
in number those of his three kingdoms. --Milton.
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7. To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call
forth, as votes or voters; as, he polled a hundred votes
more than his opponent.
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And poll for points of faith his trusty vote.
--Tickell.
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8. (Law) To cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight
line without indentation; as, a polled deed. See {Dee?
poll}. --Burrill.
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To poll a jury, to call upon each member of the jury to
answer individually as to his concurrence in a verdict
which has been rendered.
[1913 Webster]Polling \Poll"ing\, n. [See Poll the head.]
1. The act of topping, lopping, or cropping, as trees or
hedges.
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2. Plunder, or extortion. [Obs.] --E. Hall.
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3. The act of voting, or of registering a vote.
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Polling booth, a temporary structure where the voting at an
election is done; a polling place.
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Polling booth
(gcide) | Polling \Poll"ing\, n. [See Poll the head.]
1. The act of topping, lopping, or cropping, as trees or
hedges.
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2. Plunder, or extortion. [Obs.] --E. Hall.
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3. The act of voting, or of registering a vote.
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Polling booth, a temporary structure where the voting at an
election is done; a polling place.
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Prolling
(gcide) | Proll \Proll\, v. t. [See Prowl.] [imp. & p. p. Prolled; p.
pr. & vb. n. Prolling.]
To search or prowl after; to rob; to plunder. [Obs.]
--Barrow.
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Rolling
(gcide) | Roll \Roll\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rolled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Rolling.] [OF. roeler, roler, F. rouler, LL. rotulare, fr.
L. royulus, rotula, a little wheel, dim. of rota wheel; akin
to G. rad, and to Skr. ratha car, chariot. Cf. Control,
Roll, n., Rotary.]
1. To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by
turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn
over and over on a supporting surface; as, to roll a
wheel, a ball, or a barrel.
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2. To wrap round on itself; to form into a spherical or
cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over; as, to
roll a sheet of paper; to roll parchment; to roll clay or
putty into a ball.
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3. To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to inwrap;
-- often with up; as, to roll up a parcel.
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4. To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of
rolling; as, a river rolls its waters to the ocean.
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The flood of Catholic reaction was rolled over
Europe. --J. A.
Symonds.
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5. To utter copiously, esp. with sounding words; to utter
with a deep sound; -- often with forth, or out; as, to
roll forth some one's praises; to roll out sentences.
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Who roll'd the psalm to wintry skies. --Tennyson.
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6. To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a
roll, roller, or rollers; as, to roll a field; to roll
paste; to roll steel rails, etc.
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7. To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of,
rollers or small wheels.
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8. To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to
sound a roll upon.
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9. (Geom.) To apply (one line or surface) to another without
slipping; to bring all the parts of (one line or surface)
into successive contact with another, in suck manner that
at every instant the parts that have been in contact are
equal.
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10. To turn over in one's mind; to revolve.
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Full oft in heart he rolleth up and down
The beauty of these florins new and bright.
--Chaucer.
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To roll one's self, to wallow.
To roll the eye, to direct its axis hither and thither in
quick succession.
To roll one's r's, to utter the letter r with a trill.
[Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]Rolling \Roll"ing\, a.
1. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by
rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a
pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball.
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2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or
rollers; as, a rolling chair.
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3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a
rolling country; rolling land. [U.S.]
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Rolling bridge. See the Note under Drawbridge.
Rolling circle of a paddle wheel, the circle described by
the point whose velocity equals the velocity of the ship.
--J. Bourne.
Rolling fire (Mil.), a discharge of firearms by soldiers in
line, in quick succession, and in the order in which they
stand.
Rolling friction, that resistance to motion experienced by
one body rolling upon another which arises from the
roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact.
Rolling mill, a mill furnished with heavy rolls, between
which heated metal is passed, to form it into sheets,
rails, etc.
Rolling press.
(a) A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between
revolving rollers.
(b) A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate
printing.
Rolling stock, or Rolling plant, the locomotives and
vehicles of a railway.
Rolling tackle (Naut.), tackle used to steady the yards
when the ship rolls heavily. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
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Rolling bridge
(gcide) | Rolling \Roll"ing\, a.
1. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by
rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a
pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball.
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2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or
rollers; as, a rolling chair.
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3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a
rolling country; rolling land. [U.S.]
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Rolling bridge. See the Note under Drawbridge.
Rolling circle of a paddle wheel, the circle described by
the point whose velocity equals the velocity of the ship.
--J. Bourne.
Rolling fire (Mil.), a discharge of firearms by soldiers in
line, in quick succession, and in the order in which they
stand.
Rolling friction, that resistance to motion experienced by
one body rolling upon another which arises from the
roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact.
Rolling mill, a mill furnished with heavy rolls, between
which heated metal is passed, to form it into sheets,
rails, etc.
Rolling press.
(a) A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between
revolving rollers.
(b) A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate
printing.
Rolling stock, or Rolling plant, the locomotives and
vehicles of a railway.
Rolling tackle (Naut.), tackle used to steady the yards
when the ship rolls heavily. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
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Rolling circle of a paddle wheel
(gcide) | Rolling \Roll"ing\, a.
1. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by
rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a
pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball.
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2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or
rollers; as, a rolling chair.
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3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a
rolling country; rolling land. [U.S.]
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Rolling bridge. See the Note under Drawbridge.
Rolling circle of a paddle wheel, the circle described by
the point whose velocity equals the velocity of the ship.
--J. Bourne.
Rolling fire (Mil.), a discharge of firearms by soldiers in
line, in quick succession, and in the order in which they
stand.
Rolling friction, that resistance to motion experienced by
one body rolling upon another which arises from the
roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact.
Rolling mill, a mill furnished with heavy rolls, between
which heated metal is passed, to form it into sheets,
rails, etc.
Rolling press.
(a) A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between
revolving rollers.
(b) A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate
printing.
Rolling stock, or Rolling plant, the locomotives and
vehicles of a railway.
Rolling tackle (Naut.), tackle used to steady the yards
when the ship rolls heavily. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
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Rolling fire
(gcide) | Rolling \Roll"ing\, a.
1. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by
rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a
pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball.
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2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or
rollers; as, a rolling chair.
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3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a
rolling country; rolling land. [U.S.]
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Rolling bridge. See the Note under Drawbridge.
Rolling circle of a paddle wheel, the circle described by
the point whose velocity equals the velocity of the ship.
--J. Bourne.
Rolling fire (Mil.), a discharge of firearms by soldiers in
line, in quick succession, and in the order in which they
stand.
Rolling friction, that resistance to motion experienced by
one body rolling upon another which arises from the
roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact.
Rolling mill, a mill furnished with heavy rolls, between
which heated metal is passed, to form it into sheets,
rails, etc.
Rolling press.
(a) A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between
revolving rollers.
(b) A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate
printing.
Rolling stock, or Rolling plant, the locomotives and
vehicles of a railway.
Rolling tackle (Naut.), tackle used to steady the yards
when the ship rolls heavily. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
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Rolling friction
(gcide) | Rolling \Roll"ing\, a.
1. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by
rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a
pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball.
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2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or
rollers; as, a rolling chair.
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3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a
rolling country; rolling land. [U.S.]
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Rolling bridge. See the Note under Drawbridge.
Rolling circle of a paddle wheel, the circle described by
the point whose velocity equals the velocity of the ship.
--J. Bourne.
Rolling fire (Mil.), a discharge of firearms by soldiers in
line, in quick succession, and in the order in which they
stand.
Rolling friction, that resistance to motion experienced by
one body rolling upon another which arises from the
roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact.
Rolling mill, a mill furnished with heavy rolls, between
which heated metal is passed, to form it into sheets,
rails, etc.
Rolling press.
(a) A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between
revolving rollers.
(b) A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate
printing.
Rolling stock, or Rolling plant, the locomotives and
vehicles of a railway.
Rolling tackle (Naut.), tackle used to steady the yards
when the ship rolls heavily. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
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Rolling mill
(gcide) | Rolling \Roll"ing\, a.
1. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by
rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a
pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball.
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2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or
rollers; as, a rolling chair.
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3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a
rolling country; rolling land. [U.S.]
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Rolling bridge. See the Note under Drawbridge.
Rolling circle of a paddle wheel, the circle described by
the point whose velocity equals the velocity of the ship.
--J. Bourne.
Rolling fire (Mil.), a discharge of firearms by soldiers in
line, in quick succession, and in the order in which they
stand.
Rolling friction, that resistance to motion experienced by
one body rolling upon another which arises from the
roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact.
Rolling mill, a mill furnished with heavy rolls, between
which heated metal is passed, to form it into sheets,
rails, etc.
Rolling press.
(a) A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between
revolving rollers.
(b) A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate
printing.
Rolling stock, or Rolling plant, the locomotives and
vehicles of a railway.
Rolling tackle (Naut.), tackle used to steady the yards
when the ship rolls heavily. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
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Rolling plant
(gcide) | Rolling \Roll"ing\, a.
1. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by
rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a
pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball.
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2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or
rollers; as, a rolling chair.
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3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a
rolling country; rolling land. [U.S.]
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Rolling bridge. See the Note under Drawbridge.
Rolling circle of a paddle wheel, the circle described by
the point whose velocity equals the velocity of the ship.
--J. Bourne.
Rolling fire (Mil.), a discharge of firearms by soldiers in
line, in quick succession, and in the order in which they
stand.
Rolling friction, that resistance to motion experienced by
one body rolling upon another which arises from the
roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact.
Rolling mill, a mill furnished with heavy rolls, between
which heated metal is passed, to form it into sheets,
rails, etc.
Rolling press.
(a) A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between
revolving rollers.
(b) A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate
printing.
Rolling stock, or Rolling plant, the locomotives and
vehicles of a railway.
Rolling tackle (Naut.), tackle used to steady the yards
when the ship rolls heavily. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
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Rolling press
(gcide) | Rolling \Roll"ing\, a.
1. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by
rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a
pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball.
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2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or
rollers; as, a rolling chair.
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3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a
rolling country; rolling land. [U.S.]
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Rolling bridge. See the Note under Drawbridge.
Rolling circle of a paddle wheel, the circle described by
the point whose velocity equals the velocity of the ship.
--J. Bourne.
Rolling fire (Mil.), a discharge of firearms by soldiers in
line, in quick succession, and in the order in which they
stand.
Rolling friction, that resistance to motion experienced by
one body rolling upon another which arises from the
roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact.
Rolling mill, a mill furnished with heavy rolls, between
which heated metal is passed, to form it into sheets,
rails, etc.
Rolling press.
(a) A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between
revolving rollers.
(b) A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate
printing.
Rolling stock, or Rolling plant, the locomotives and
vehicles of a railway.
Rolling tackle (Naut.), tackle used to steady the yards
when the ship rolls heavily. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
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Rolling stock
(gcide) | Rolling \Roll"ing\, a.
1. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by
rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a
pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball.
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2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or
rollers; as, a rolling chair.
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3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a
rolling country; rolling land. [U.S.]
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Rolling bridge. See the Note under Drawbridge.
Rolling circle of a paddle wheel, the circle described by
the point whose velocity equals the velocity of the ship.
--J. Bourne.
Rolling fire (Mil.), a discharge of firearms by soldiers in
line, in quick succession, and in the order in which they
stand.
Rolling friction, that resistance to motion experienced by
one body rolling upon another which arises from the
roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact.
Rolling mill, a mill furnished with heavy rolls, between
which heated metal is passed, to form it into sheets,
rails, etc.
Rolling press.
(a) A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between
revolving rollers.
(b) A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate
printing.
Rolling stock, or Rolling plant, the locomotives and
vehicles of a railway.
Rolling tackle (Naut.), tackle used to steady the yards
when the ship rolls heavily. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
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Rolling tackle
(gcide) | Rolling \Roll"ing\, a.
1. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by
rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a
pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball.
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2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or
rollers; as, a rolling chair.
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3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a
rolling country; rolling land. [U.S.]
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Rolling bridge. See the Note under Drawbridge.
Rolling circle of a paddle wheel, the circle described by
the point whose velocity equals the velocity of the ship.
--J. Bourne.
Rolling fire (Mil.), a discharge of firearms by soldiers in
line, in quick succession, and in the order in which they
stand.
Rolling friction, that resistance to motion experienced by
one body rolling upon another which arises from the
roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact.
Rolling mill, a mill furnished with heavy rolls, between
which heated metal is passed, to form it into sheets,
rails, etc.
Rolling press.
(a) A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between
revolving rollers.
(b) A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate
printing.
Rolling stock, or Rolling plant, the locomotives and
vehicles of a railway.
Rolling tackle (Naut.), tackle used to steady the yards
when the ship rolls heavily. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
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Rolling-pin
(gcide) | Rolling-pin \Roll"ing-pin`\, n.
A cylindrical piece of wood or other material, with which
paste or dough may be rolled out and reduced to a proper
thickness.
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Strolling
(gcide) | Stroll \Stroll\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Strolled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Strolling.] [Cf. Dan. stryge to stroll, Sw. stryka to
stroke, to ramble, dial. Sw. strykel one who strolls about,
Icel. strj?ka to stroke, D. struikelen to stumble, G.
straucheln. Cf. Struggle.]
To wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove.
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These mothers stroll to beg sustenance for their
helpless infants. --Swift.
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Syn: To rove; roam; range; stray.
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Tolling
(gcide) | Toll \Toll\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tolled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tolling.]
To sound or ring, as a bell, with strokes uniformly repeated
at intervals, as at funerals, or in calling assemblies, or to
announce the death of a person.
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The country cocks do crow, the clocks do toll. --Shak.
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Now sink in sorrows with a tolling bell. --Pope.
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Trolling
(gcide) | Troll \Troll\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trolled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Trolling.] [OE. trollen to roll, F. tr[^o]ler, Of. troller
to drag about, to ramble; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. G.
trollen to roll, ramble, sich trollen to be gone; or perhaps
for trotler, fr. F. trotter to trot (cf. Trot.). Cf.
Trawl.]
1. To move circularly or volubly; to roll; to turn.
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To dress and troll the tongue, and roll the eye.
--Milton.
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2. To send about; to circulate, as a vessel in drinking.
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Then doth she troll to the bowl. --Gammer
Gurton's
Needle.
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Troll the brown bowl. --Sir W.
Scott.
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3. To sing the parts of in succession, as of a round, a
catch, and the like; also, to sing loudly or freely.
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Will you troll the catch ? --Shak.
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His sonnets charmed the attentive crowd,
By wide-mouthed mortaltrolled aloud. --Hudibras.
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4. To angle for with a trolling line, or with a book drawn
along the surface of the water; hence, to allure.
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5. To fish in; to seek to catch fish from.
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With patient angle trolls the finny deep.
--Goldsmith.
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