collaring

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of collar

plural collarings

1. countableuncountableMaterial 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. countableuncountablebusinessA piece of wood or iron for securing the pumps in a mineshaft.
3. countableuncountableBDSMThe 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