sealing1 (seling)

[Verbal n. of seall, v.] The operation of catching seals, curing their skins, and obtaining the oil. It was the height of the sealing season. C. M. Scammon, Marine Mammals, p. 90. sealing2 (sē'ling), n. [Verbal n. of seal2 , v .] The act of impre ing with a seal; confirmation by a seal.