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Yealing vs Sealing - What's the difference?

yealing | sealing |

As nouns the difference between yealing and sealing

is that yealing is someone who is the same age as oneself while sealing is action of the verb to seal in any sense or sealing can be hunting of seals (the animals ).

As an adjective sealing is

used for closing securely.

As a verb sealing is

or sealing can be .

yealing

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone who is the same age as oneself.
    • ::* 1786 , Robert Burns, The Brigs of Ayr : ::*:O ye, my dear-remember'd, ancient yealings , ::*:Were ye but here to share my wounded feelings!

    References

    * http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/yealing

    sealing

    English

    Etymology 1

    (seal) (device )

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Used for closing securely.
    • Derived terms
    * self-sealing * sealing apparatus * sealing bath * sealing bloom * sealing cell * sealing compound * sealing material * sealing money * sealing power * sealing smut * sealing strip * sealing-thread * sealing-water * sealing-wax, sealing wax

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

  • Action of the verb to seal in any sense.
    • Derived terms
    * seam sealing

    Etymology 2

    (seal) (mammal )

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (-)
  • Hunting of seals (the animals ).
    • Derived terms
    * sealing-voyage

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