poling Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb propel with a pole
    pole; punt.
    • pole barges on the river
    • We went punting in Cambridge
  2. verb support on poles
    pole.
    • pole climbing plants like beans
  3. verb deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole
    pole.

WordNet

Pol"ing noun
Etymology
From Pole a stick.
Definitions
  1. The act of supporting or of propelling by means of a pole or poles; as, the poling of beans; the poling of a boat.
  2. (Gardening) The operation of dispersing worm casts over the walks with poles.
  3. One of the poles or planks used in upholding the side earth in excavating a tunnel, ditch, etc.

Webster 1913