'Bailing' definitions:
Definition of 'Bailing'
From: GCIDE
- Bail \Bail\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bailed (b[=a]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Bailing.]
- 1. To lade; to dip and throw; -- usually with out; as, to bail water out of a boat. [1913 Webster]
- Buckets . . . to bail out the water. --Capt. J. Smith. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To dip or lade water from; -- often with out to express completeness; as, to bail a boat. [1913 Webster]
- By the help of a small bucket and our hats we bailed her out. --R. H. Dana, Jr. [1913 Webster]