noun. [wall, verb] The process of reinforcing the sides of a vertical shaft with tubbing or staves to prevent displacement sidewise by pressure of the earth. It is done either with planks or steel, or, in important and permanent workings, with brick.

noun. In billiards, same as bricole, 4.

noun. Walls collectively; materials for walls.

noun. In mining, the brick or stone lining of a shaft; steining.

noun. The act of boiling; a boiling.

noun. The act of making a wall or walls.

noun. Walls, in general; material for walls.

noun. a composition of wax and tallow used by etchers and engravers to make a bank, or wall, round the edge of a plate, so as to form a trough for holding the acid used in etching, and the like.

verb. Present participle of wall.

"An Aug. 1, 2002, memo describes the practice of "walling" -- recently revealed in a report by the International Committee of the Red Cross, which suggested that detainees wore a "collar" used to "forcefully bang the head and body against the wall" before and during interrogation."

dry walling  walling cribs  

Pauling  appalling  balling  brawling  calling  

Cartwright  arcading  bourn  buttressing  chimney-sweep  

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