Poling

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Pole.

II. Poling ·noun The operation of dispersing worm casts over the walks with poles.

III. Poling ·noun One of the poles or planks used in upholding the side earth in excavating a tunnel, ditch, ·etc.

IV. Poling ·noun The act of supporting or of propelling by means of a pole or poles; as, the poling of beans; the poling of a boat.