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wōling(e
ger.
Additional spellings:
wolinge
3 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The action of wrapping or tying with a cord, binding with rope;
naut.
the securing of a mast by winding rope around it (b) ?some sort of wrapping or tie for a leather sack or boot [cp.
wellinge
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