soling

Variant of sole

sole definition

sole (sōl)

noun

  1. the bottom surface of the foot
  2. the part of a shoe, boot, sock, etc. corresponding to this
  3. the bottom surface of any of several objects, as a golf club

Etymology: OFr < VL *sola, for L solea, sandal, sole, kind of fish < solum, sole, base, ground, bottom

transitive verb soled, soling sol′·ing

to furnish (a shoe, etc.) with a sole

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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