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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STILLING

ppr. Calming; silencing; quieting.

 

STILLING

n. 1. The act of calming, silencing or quieting.
2. A stand for casks. [Not used in America. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

STILLING

Still "ing, n. Etym: [Cf. LG. stelling, G. stellen to set, to place. ]

 

Defn: A stillion. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. ]