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barlings

barlings is the plural of barling.

Meaning of barling

Noun (1)

barling (plural barlings)

  1. (UK, dialectal) The smallest pig in a litter; runt.

Noun (2)

barling (plural barlings)

  1. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, rare) A pole; (carpentry) the cross rafter of a roof.
    • A tripod can be formed of three hop poles or barlings. The former can be laid in depths up to 2^ metres and the latter in depths up to about 5 metres at low water if the tidal range does not exceed about 3 metres.1970, Admiralty Manual of Hydrographic Surveying - Volume 2

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What is barlings the plural of?
Barlings is the plural of barling.

Words near barlings in the dictionary

  1. barlike
  2. barline
  3. barlines
  4. barling
  5. Barling Magna
  6. barlings
  7. Barlip
  8. Barlips
  9. barload
  10. barloads
  11. Barlog

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