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fouling, vbl. n.|ˈfaʊlɪŋ|
[f. foul v.1 + -ing1.]
1. The action of the vb. foul in various senses.
c1380Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 514 Þe gospel oweþ to be kept, wiþouten ony foulinge, of alle Cristene men. 1552Huloet, Foulinge or defilynge, vitiatio. 1580Hollyband Treas. Fr. Tong, Salissure, fouling. 1691T. H[ale] Acc. New Invent. 80 As to its fouling, it fouls nothing near so soon as a Wood-sheathing. 1865Sat. Rev. 11 Mar. 293 The fouling of two boats in a solemn funeral procession.
attrib.1893R. Kipling Many Invent. 248 The rifle..uncleaned, with the fouling marks about breech and muzzle.
2. concr. A foul deposit, filth. Also, † a foul person, a wretch.
1382Wyclif Ezek. xxiv. 11 That..the foulinge therof be wellid togidre in the mydil therof. c1450Cov. Myst. (Shaks. Soc.) 306 Spek, I say, thou foulyng. 1882J. H. Walsh Modern Sportsm. I. 382 The chamber where the fouling collects. 1891Daily News 23 Oct. 5/8 A rousing flood..will effectually cleanse out this fouling. |