calling | A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

Calling
·noun Title; appellation; name. II. Calling ·noun A summoning or convocation, as of Parliament. II...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Calling
A profession, or as we usually say, a vocation (1 Cor. 7:20). The "hope of your calling" in Eph. 4:4...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
calling-band
a leading string, or back-string, for children. Sometimes called only a CAL. York, - West Riding. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose