Meaning of barling | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The smallest pig in a litter; runt.
   UK, dialectal
2. A pole; (carpentry) the cross rafter of a roof.
   Scotland, UK, dialectal, rare
3. A surname.
4. A village in Barling Magna parish, Rochford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ9389).
5. A city in Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States.

Examples

“A tripod can be formed of three hop poles or barlings. The former can be laid in depths up to 2^ metres and the latter in depths up to about 5 metres at low water if the tidal range does not exceed about 3 metres.”

“[...] one pair of fetters, one pair of couplings, 2 barlings [poles], 2s 6d; one saddle, one bridle, one panel, 12s; one corn hutch and 1 chaff bin, 6s 8d; one plough, one pair of harness and one coulter, 2 plough sha-[rest torn] with chains, 14s.”

“On shallow waters they moved upstream using small barlings; [...]”

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