01 n. Pales, in general; a fence formed with pales or pickets; a limit; an inclosure.
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1.
Pales, in general; a fence formed with pales or pickets; a limit; an inclosure.“They moved within the paling of order and decorum.” — De Quincey.
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2.
The act of placing pales or stripes on cloth; also, the stripes themselves.[Obs.]
Phrases & compounds
Paling board —
one of the slabs sawed from the sides of a log to fit it to be sawed into boards.