'Empaling' definitions:

Definition of 'Empaling'

From: GCIDE
  • Empale \Em*pale"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Empaled; p. pr. & vb. n. Empaling.] [OF. empaler to palisade, pierce, F. empaler to punish by empalement; pref. em- (L. in) + OF. & F. pal a pale, stake. See Pale a stake, and cf. Impale.] [Written also impale.]
  • 1. To fence or fortify with stakes; to surround with a line of stakes for defense; to impale. [1913 Webster]
  • All that dwell near enemies empale villages, to save themselves from surprise. --Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To inclose; to surround. See Impale. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To put to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Her.) Same as Impale. [1913 Webster]

Words containing 'Empaling'