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▪ I. ˈvealing, vbl. n.1
[f. veal n.1]
a. a-vealing, procuring veal.
b. Conversion into veal.
1664Cotton Scarron. i. 47 And up he starts, to go a stealing, Either a Mutt'ning, or a Vealing. 1847Jrnl. R. Agric. Soc. VIII. ii. 394 It is equally suitable, whether the calf is intended for vealing or to be reared.
▪ II. † ˈvealing, vbl. n.2 Obs.
(See quot.)
1688Holme Armoury iii. 86/2 Working, is to lay them on the Beam and with the Fleshing Knife and Vealing Knife, to scrape off the Lime and cleanse them from their Fleshyness.
▪ III. ˈvealing, vbl. n.3 Sc. Mining.
[f. veal n.2]
1886J. Barrowman Sc. Mining Terms 69 Vealing, or vouning, chesting; getting out water by means of veals. |