reharling

English

Verb

reharling

1. present participle and gerund of reharl

Noun

reharling (uncountable)

1. The act or process of repairing or restoring the harling on the external walls of a building.
   • 1904, Sir Patrick Geddes, City Development: A Study of Parks, Gardens, and Culture:

     To the east the effect of the old buildings looking towards the abbey (see Frontispiece once more) is so fine that little need be done beyond the necessary repair and reharling of these.

   • 1981, Magnús Magnússon, Scotland's castles and great houses, page 78:

     We don't know precisely how far it had advanced, or how much Danzig Willie altered the original plans; but during reharling operations by the National Trust for Scotland in 1973, the architects found that in the hall there was a window that had been blocked up.