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collaring en · NOUN

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Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Material for making shirt collars.
    • If any Shirts should be found to want new wristbanding or collaring let it be done with rather purer cloth than that of the shirt itself — especially wristbanding. Collaring they certainly will want several of them. 1776, Jeremy Bentham, letter to Samuel Bentham:
  2. (countable, uncountable) A piece of wood or iron for securing the pumps in a mineshaft.
  3. (countable, uncountable) The binding of a submissive to a dominant under specific conditions or obligations.
    • Collarings in my view are significant events and should be treated as such. They should include a fair amount of forethought and dedication on the part of both parties. 2022, Dan & Dawn Williams, Hearts & Collars, page 147:

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Deriveds

radiocollaring

collaring en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of collar
    form of collar