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Webster 1913 Edition

(skāl′ĭng)

Adj.

Adapted for removing scales, as from a fish;

as, a

scaling

knife

; adapted for removing scale, as from the interior of a steam boiler;

as, a

scaling

hammer, bar, etc.

Serving as an aid in clambering;

as, a

scaling

ladder, used in assaulting a fortified place

, ppr.

Ascending by ladders or steps; storming.

Stripping of scales.

Peeling; paring.