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paling

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pal·ing  (plng)
n.
1. One of a row of upright pointed sticks forming a fence; a pale.
2. Pointed sticks used in making fences; pales.
3. A fence made of pales or pickets.

paling [ˈpeɪlɪŋ]
n
1. a fence made of pales
2. pales collectively
3. a single pale
4. the act of erecting pales
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.palingpaling - a fence made of upright pickets      
fence, fencing - a barrier that serves to enclose an area
pale, picket - a wooden strip forming part of a fence
Translations
paling [ˈpeɪlɪŋ] N (= stake) → estaca f; (= fence) → estacada f, (em)palizada f
paling [ˈpeɪlɪŋ] n
(= stake) → palis m
(= fence) → palissade f
paling
n (= stake)Zaunpfahl m; (= fence)Lattenzaun m; (bigger) → Palisadenzaun m


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In front of us, at a distance of two hundred yards or so as well as I could calculate, rose a black mass, which gradually resolved itself, as my eyes became accustomed to the twilight, into a long, low, and ancient house, with a hedge of evergreens and a pitch-black paling in front of it.
She was leaning over the paling of split oak branches which formed the paling of the avenue.
I watched this engagement as I watched the others--with rapt interest and strong excitement, and with a shrink and a shudder for every blow that laid open a cheek or a forehead; and a conscious paling of my face when I occasionally saw a wound of a yet more shocking nature inflicted.
 
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