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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Nettling  \Net"tling\,  n.  (Rope  Making) 
  a  A  process  (resembling  splicing)  by  which  two  ropes  are 
  jointed  end  so  as  to  form  one  rope. 
  b  The  process  of  tying  together  the  ends  of  yarns  in  pairs, 
  to  prevent  tangling. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Nettling  \Net"tling\,  p.  pr  &  a. 
  Stinging;  irritating. 
 
  {Nettling  cell}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  lasso  cell.  See  under  {Lasso}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Nettle  \Net"tle\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Nettled};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Nettling}.] 
  To  fret  or  sting;  to  irritate  or  vex;  to  cause  to  experience 
  sensations  of  displeasure  or  uneasiness  not  amounting  to 
  violent  anger. 
 
  The  princes  were  so  nettled  at  the  scandal  of  this 
  affront,  that  every  man  took  it  to  himself. 
  --L'Estrange. 




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