collaring

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collaring

  1. present participle and gerund of collar

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collaring (countable and uncountable, plural collarings)

  1. Material for making shirt collars.
    • 1776, Jeremy Bentham, letter to Samuel Bentham:
      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.
  2. (mining) A piece of wood or iron for securing the pumps in a mineshaft.
  3. (BDSM) The binding of a submissive to a dominant under specific conditions or obligations.
    • 2022, Dan & Dawn Williams, Hearts & Collars, page 147:
      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.

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