Obs. exc. dial. [f. BATTLE v.4 + -ING1.] The action of beating with a ‘bat,’ battler, battledore, etc.; in quot. attrib.
1519. Horman, Vulg., 239 b. Fet IIII. battyllyng roddis [rudiculas] to beate this wolle.
1878. Halliwell, Dict., Battling-stone, a large smooth-faced stone … by the side of a stream, on which washerwomen beat their linen to clean it. North.
