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parcelling

verb

Meaning

  1. To wrap something up into the form of a package.
  2. To wrap a strip around the end of a rope.
  3. To divide and distribute by parts or portions; often with out or into.
  4. To add a parcel or item to; to itemize.
  5. One of the long, narrow slips of canvas daubed with tar and wound about a rope like a bandage, before it is served; used also in mousing on the stays, etc.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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