collaring, vbl. n.
(ˈkɒlərɪŋ)
1. The action of the vb. collar in various senses; also attrib.
| 1692 Lond. Gaz. No. 2803/4 Some white in his Mane near the collaring Place. 1769 Mrs. Raffald Eng. Housekpr. (1778) 293 Observations on Potting and Collaring. 1833 Marryat P. Simple x, I was quite bewildered with the shouting and swearing, pushing and scuffling, collaring and fighting. 1865 Cornh. Mag. Feb. 177 Her..new wrist⁓banding and collaring, and darning, and clearstarching. |
2. Mining. See quot., and cf. collar n. 14.
| 1851 Coal-trade Terms Northumbld. & Durham 15 Collaring, a framing composed usually of pieces of cross timber, placed under the pump joints in a shaft, for the purpose of steadying and supporting the set. |