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  • I say nothing of harling, which is a different matter; you can lounge at your ease in the stern of the boat, with a book in your hand, and trail on until the winch gives you warning that a fish has hooked itself.

    Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler William Senior

  • The other method of using the fly, harling, which is practised on a few big rivers, consists in trailing the fly behind a boat rowed backward and forwards across the stream and dropping gradually downwards.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Various

  • The child grows, and the reader discovers that the harling has a half-brother, who is equally important to the events of the story.

    The Ghosts of Blood and Innocence by Storm Constantine review 2009

  • If we're going to seriously tackle retrofit then we need better solutions than slapping on mineral fibre and harling walls in our poorest areas.

    The Green Moment Jeff 2009

  • A small porch thrust out between the downstairs windows, the harling painted some dun colour that was hard to identify in the weak light shed by the street lamps.

    The Distant Echo McDermid, Val 2003

  • It was a mish-mash of early 60s terraced housing and late '60s tower blocks, everything faced with grey harling, with boring swathes of grass separating the estate from the main road.

    Mortal Causes Rankin, Ian 1994

  • It reminded Rebus mostly of those Swiss chalets you saw on postcards, except that the chalets were always finished in wood, whereas this house was finished in harling.

    Strip Jack Rankin, Ian, 1960- 1992

  • Two methods of using the fly are in vogue, casting and harling.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Various

  • Above the island the river was a long, broad, dull reach, where a good deal of harling was done by the natives.

    Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler William Senior

  • If salmon are not in the humour harling presents the elements of monotony, and the wise plan seems to me not to think of the rods, nor look at them, nor wonder which will be first in action.

    Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler William Senior

  • Harling is a rough-cast wall finish consisting of lime and aggregate, known for its rough texture.

    Harling (wall finish) - Wikipedia Contributors to Wikimedia projects 2024

  • Harling is a rough-cast wall finish consisting of lime and aggregate, known for its rough texture.

    Harling (wall finish) - Wikipedia Contributors to Wikimedia projects 2024

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