stellingn.1
/ˈstɛlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈstɛlɪŋ/, Scottish English /ˈstɛlɪŋ/ Scottish and northern.
1. The action of placing in position.
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the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > [noun]
layingc1330
pitchinga1398
settinga1398
couchingc1400
stowingc1440
placingc1449
stelling1560
disposition1563
location1568
planting1585
situation1589
collocation1605
situating1611
disposurea1625
depositure1635
allodgement1639
instalment1646
fixation1652
deposition1659
lodgement1713
repositing1713
emplacement1742
bestowal1773
locating1774
disposal1828
placement1844
allocation1846
enlodgement1884
siting1902
1560 Aberdeen Reg. (1844) I. 327 To desist and ceiss fra forther stelling and stenting of thair netts athort the water.
2. A place of shelter; now = stell n.4 Also †stelling-place.
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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > [noun] > a place of refuge
havenc1225
infleeinga1300
leinda1300
harbourc1300
reseta1325
harbouryc1325
refutec1350
asylec1384
receipta1393
refugec1405
port salut?1407
recept1423
porta1425
receptaclec1425
place (etc.) of refuge?a1439
retreat1481
port haven1509
stelling-place1513
refugie1515
retraict1550
safe haven1555
havening place1563
sanctuarya1568
safe harbour1569
sheepfold1579
subterfuge1593
arka1616
lopeholt1616
latebra1626
asylum1642
creep-hole1646
harbourage1651
reverticle1656
creeping-hole1665
a port in a (also the) storm1714
receptory1856
padded cell1876
funk-hole1900
the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal enclosure or house general > [noun] > animal house > temporary animal house
winter quarters1659
stelling1828
shelter1971
1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid xi. x. 95 It is a stelling place and sovir harbry.
1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Stelling, a place where cattle retire to in hot weather.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
stellingn.2
/ˈstɛlɪŋ/ Guyana.
A wooden pier or landing-stage.
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society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > harbour or port > [noun] > jetty or pier > type of
chain-piera1863
stelling1862
1862 Catal. Contrib. Brit. Guiana to London Exhib. 44 Portion of the Fender-Cap of the Ferry Steamer Stelling, Demarara River.
1879 J. W. Boddam-Whetham Roraima & Brit. Guiana xiii. 135 The wharf—or stelling, as the wooden pier is called—presented an animated scene.
1898 H. Kirke 25 Years Brit. Guiana 102 At 7 a.m. we cast off from the stelling, and were soon steaming down the muddy waters of the Demerara River.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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