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单词 hand-waling
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hand-walingn.

Forms: see hand n. and waling n.1
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., waling n.1
Etymology: < hand n. + waling n.1 Compare slightly later hand-waled adj.
Scottish. Obsolete. rare.
The action or process of choosing someone or something individually and with care; careful selection. Cf. hand-waled adj.
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the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > [noun] > selecting from a number or for a purpose
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a1665 W. Guthrie Serm. Regen. (1709) 15 Tho' ye be a singular Waill'd Companie..and the best that by Hand Wailling can be Wailled out of Clydsdale.
1871 P. H. Waddell Psalms frae Hebrew Introd. 3 Folk, like Moses an' David, o' his ain han'-walin.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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