Associations to the word «Paling»

Wiktionary

PALING, verb. Present participle of pale
PALING, noun. A pointed stick used to make a fence.
PALING, noun. A fence made of palings.
PALING BOARD, noun. (UK) One of the slabs sawn from the sides of a log to fit it to be sawn into boards.
PALING BOARDS, noun. Plural of paling board

Dictionary definition

PALING, noun. A fence made of upright pickets.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne