singling

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noun

Liquid collected from the wash, or fermented wort; low wine.

UncommonScrabble 10

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of single
nounsingling (plural singlings)

plural singlings

  1. distillingLiquid collected from the wash, or fermented wort; low wine.
  2. rail transportThe reduction of a railway line from double-track to single-track.

    […] associated with this project would be the singling of the line from Selby to Shipton Lane, 2½ miles from Market Weighton, and the working of this section on the one-engine-in-steam principle, […]

    1959 June, “Talking of Trains: North Eastern report”, in Trains Illustrated, page 293

    Synonyms: dedoubling, single-tracking

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe reduction of a railway line from double-track to single-track.

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