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Kettling vs Nettling - What's the difference?

kettling | nettling |

As nouns the difference between kettling and nettling

is that kettling is a crowd control technique, used by police, where a hostile group of protesters or rioters are surrounded and not allowed to disperse, sometimes with the use of temporary fencing to corral and isolate portions of the group while nettling is a process, resembling splicing, by which two ropes are joined so as to form one rope.

As a verb nettling is

present participle of nettle.

kettling

English

Noun

(-)
  • A crowd control technique, used by police, where a hostile group of protesters or rioters are surrounded and not allowed to disperse, sometimes with the use of temporary fencing to corral and isolate portions of the group.

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    nettling

    English

    Verb

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    • Noun

    (-)
  • (ropemaking) A process, resembling splicing, by which two ropes are joined so as to form one rope.
  • The process of tying together the ends of yarns in pairs, to prevent tangling.