canallingn.

Brit.

/kəˈnalɪŋ/, U.S.

/kəˈnælɪŋ/

Forms: 1700s– canalling, 1800s– canaling.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: canal n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < canal n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later canal v.

a. The action, process, or industry of making canals; the construction of a canal or canals. Now chiefly historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > body of water > channel of water > [noun] > navigable waterway > canal > constructing canals

canalling1772

canalization1825

canalage1854

1772 S. Rhoards Let. 30 May in B. Franklin Papers (1975) XIX. 157 Canalling grows more into Credit among us.

1792 Ann. Agric. 18 146 These gentlemen know very little of canalling in England.

1813 N. Hampshire Gaz. 1/4 The subject of Canalling is revived in Philadelphia.

1861 J. W. Barber & H. Howe Our Whole Country II. 1408 A vast deal of this canaling is over the most wild, rocky, and precipitous country.

1977 Pennsylvania Hist. 44 253 Evangelicalism was hard put to contend with canalling and commerce.

2016 R. Dearinger Filth of Progress iii. 104 Irish construction workers struggled to endure the brutal nature of canalling and railroading.

†b. concrete. The result of this; canals collectively. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1822 Niles' Weekly Reg. 21 Sept. 46 They began without Resources..and, in the course of six years, will have completed 414 miles of canalling.

1834 Chambers's Jrnl. 1 40 The longest piece of canalling required to open the whole line.

1885 Harper's Mag. May 858/2 The journey..is made up of twenty miles of..canalling.

2. Travelling or doing business by canal; (now esp.) travelling on a canal for holiday or recreation.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > [noun] > by river or canal

inland navigation1727

canalling1834

slack-water navigation1842

rivering1891

1834 Boston Morning Post 8 Aug. 2/3 Canalling Extraordinary.—... A small boat containing a family of 12 souls..passed through..on the Erie Canal.

1885 Graceville (Minnesota) Transcript 3 Jan. 2/1 They say the days of canaling are over..The railroads..have taken all that business.

1958 M. S. Waggoner Long Haul West 281 Every possible angle for improvement was now being seriously studied in an effort to make train travel more popular than canalling.

1980 N. Y. Mag. 18 Feb. 75 Canalling is a bit like bicycling, but you don't have to pedal... You glide through the countryside at the five-mph speed limit.

2011 N. Z. Herald (Nexis) 3 June I..never quite grasped the concept of canalling... I never really did figure out the whole locks thing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	canalling
释义	canallingn. Brit. /kəˈnalɪŋ/, U.S. /kəˈnælɪŋ/ Forms: 1700s– canalling, 1800s– canaling. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: canal n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < canal n. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later canal v. 1. a. The action, process, or industry of making canals; the construction of a canal or canals. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > body of water > channel of water > [noun] > navigable waterway > canal > constructing canals canalling1772 canalization1825 canalage1854 1772 S. Rhoards Let. 30 May in B. Franklin Papers (1975) XIX. 157 Canalling grows more into Credit among us. 1792 Ann. Agric. 18 146 These gentlemen know very little of canalling in England. 1813 N. Hampshire Gaz. 1/4 The subject of Canalling is revived in Philadelphia. 1861 J. W. Barber & H. Howe Our Whole Country II. 1408 A vast deal of this canaling is over the most wild, rocky, and precipitous country. 1977 Pennsylvania Hist. 44 253 Evangelicalism was hard put to contend with canalling and commerce. 2016 R. Dearinger Filth of Progress iii. 104 Irish construction workers struggled to endure the brutal nature of canalling and railroading. †b. concrete. The result of this; canals collectively. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1822 Niles' Weekly Reg. 21 Sept. 46 They began without Resources..and, in the course of six years, will have completed 414 miles of canalling. 1834 Chambers's Jrnl. 1 40 The longest piece of canalling required to open the whole line. 1885 Harper's Mag. May 858/2 The journey..is made up of twenty miles of..canalling. 2. Travelling or doing business by canal; (now esp.) travelling on a canal for holiday or recreation. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > [noun] > by river or canal inland navigation1727 canalling1834 slack-water navigation1842 rivering1891 1834 Boston Morning Post 8 Aug. 2/3 Canalling Extraordinary.—... A small boat containing a family of 12 souls..passed through..on the Erie Canal. 1885 Graceville (Minnesota) Transcript 3 Jan. 2/1 They say the days of canaling are over..The railroads..have taken all that business. 1958 M. S. Waggoner Long Haul West 281 Every possible angle for improvement was now being seriously studied in an effort to make train travel more popular than canalling. 1980 N. Y. Mag. 18 Feb. 75 Canalling is a bit like bicycling, but you don't have to pedal... You glide through the countryside at the five-mph speed limit. 2011 N. Z. Herald (Nexis) 3 June I..never quite grasped the concept of canalling... I never really did figure out the whole locks thing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1772
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