crocodilingn.
/ˈkrɒkədʌɪlɪŋ/ 1. Walking in a crocodile (crocodile n. 4).
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society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > walking in order
crocodiling1889
society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > one going on foot > school walking in order
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crocodile1891
1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 25 Apr. 6/1 He urged..the desirability of substituting lawn tennis..and even cricket, for the everlasting ‘crocodiling’ about the streets, which is so dear to the hearts of all schoolmistresses.
2. = alligatoring n.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > condition or preservation of paintings > [noun] > cracking or wrinkling
alligatoring1904
crocodiling1932
curtaining1940
1932 Paint Manufacture II. 245/2 (caption) Common Stopper Defects. A. ‘Crocodiling’ of Hard Stopper Applied over Soft Primer.
1953 Glossary Paint Terms (B.S.I.) 11 Crocodiling or alligatoring, a drastic type of crazing producing a pattern resembling the hide of a crocodile.
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