Halling

Of course, this debating and town-halling stuff is nothing more than a political ploy ... ❋ Unknown (2009)

Astro-turfing, town-halling, fabricating consumer opinion and using it to bullshit a demand we want our guns to be extra shoot-ie ❋ Unknown (2009)

One with his toes could perform on the fiddle; another could dance a Spanish halling on his knees; ❋ Unknown (2008)

Basora, and from Basora to Babylon: and we passed the most part of the way by the strength of men by halling the boat vp the riuer with a long cord. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The “spring-dance” and “halling” are characteristic peasant dances. ❋ Unknown (1917)

He knew four dances, two spring-dances, a halling1and an old, so-called Napoleon waltz; but he had been obliged gradually to turn the halling into a schottische by taking it in different time; and in the same way a springdance had to do duty as a polka-mazurka. ❋ Unknown (1917)

Fair and bright now was the hall within, with its long and low windows goodly glazed, a green halling on the walls of ❋ Unknown (1895)

Ancient withal were its adornments, and its halling was of the story of Troy, and stern and solemn looked out from it the stark woven warriors and kings, as they wended betwixt sword and shield on the highway of Fate. ❋ William Morris (1865)

As for the walls of that chamber, they were hung with a marvellous halling of arras, wherein was wrought the greenwood, and there amidst in one place ❋ William Morris (1865)

As to the halling of the Chamber of Dais, I have told thee before how my lord, the King's Son, did do make it in memory of the wilderness wherein he found me, and the life of thralldom from which he brought me. ❋ William Morris (1865)

"I like it well, dame," said he; "but tell me, if thou canst, what is the meaning of the halling in the chamber with the ivory throne?" ❋ William Morris (1865)

He laughed gaily and went into the hall with her, and now was it well dight with bankers and dorsars of goodly figured cloth, and on the walls a goodly halling of arras of the Story of Alexander. ❋ William Morris (1865)

There was no man therein, no halling on its walls, no benches nor boards, naught but the great standing table of stone on the dais, and the stone high-seat amidst of it: and the place did verily seem like the house and hall of a people that had died out in one hour because of their evil deeds. ❋ William Morris (1865)

Fair and bright now was the hall within, with its long and low windows goodly glazed, a green halling on the walls of Adam and Eve and the garden, and the good God walking therein; the sun shone bright through the southern windows, and about the porch it was hot, but further toward the dais cool and pleasant. ❋ William Morris (1865)

The stormy ones were improved in halling the Creatures. ❋ Unknown (1798)

Lewis & the Indian Chief walked on Shore, Soon after I discovered Great numbers of Goats in the river, and Indians on the Shore on each Side, as I approached or got nearer I discovered boys in the water Killing the Goats with Sticks and halling them to Shore, Those on the banks Shot them with arrows and as they approachd. the Shore would turn them back of this Gangue of Goats ❋ Meriwether Lewis (1791)

One Day as I was halling a Sain upon the Salts, I caught a small Fish, about Two Inches and an Half long, in Shape something resembling a Scorpion, but of a Dirty dark Colour; I was a little shie of handling it, tho ', I believe, there was no Hurt in it. ❋ Unknown (1722)

Concerto or a halling that modulates into an assertive F Major. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Now to returne to my voyage; from Ormus I went to Balsara or Basora, and from Basora to Babylon: and we passed the most part of the way by the strength of men by halling the boat vp the riuer with a long cord. ❋ Richard Hakluyt (1584)