railing

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

RA'ILING, participle present tense 1. Clamoring with insulting language; uttering reproachful words. 2. adjective Expressing reproach; insulting; as a railing accusation. 2 Peter 2:11. RA'ILING, noun Reproachful or insolent language. 1 Peter 3:9. RA'ILING, participle present tense Inclosing with rails. RA'ILING, noun 1. A series of rails; a fence. 2. Rails in general; or the scantling for rails.
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