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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
walking \walk"ing\,
   a.  n. from walk, v.
   1913 webster

   walking beam. see beam, 10.

   walking crane, a kind of traveling crane. see under
      crane.

   walking fern. bot. see walking leaf, below.

   walking fish zool., any one of numerous species of
      asiatic fishes of the genus ophiocephalus, some of
      which, as ophiocephalus marulius, become over four feet
      long. they have a special cavity over the gills lined with
      a membrane adapted to retain moisture to aid in
      respiration, and are thus able to travel considerable
      distances over the land at night, whence the name. they
      construct a curious nest for their young. called also
      langya.

   walking gentleman theater, an actor who usually fills
      subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance
      but few words. cant

   walking lady theater, an actress who usually fills such
      parts as require only a ladylike appearance on the stage.
      cant

   walking leaf.
   a bot. a little american fern camptosorus
       rhizophyllus; -- so called because the fronds taper
       into slender prolongations which often root at the apex,
       thus producing new plants.
   b zool. a leaf insect. see under leaf.

   walking papers, or walking ticket, an order to leave;
      dismissal, as from office; as, to get one's walking
      papers, i. e. to be dismissed or fired. colloq.
      --bartlett.

   walking stick.
   a a stick or staff carried in the hand for hand for support
       or amusement when walking; a cane.
   b zool. a stick insect; -- called also walking straw.
       see illust. of stick insect, under stick.

   walking wheel mach., a prime mover consisting of a wheel
      driven by the weight of men or animals walking either in
      it or on it; a treadwheel.
      1913 webster
see also:
walk walking beam beam walking crane crane walking fern 
walking leaf walking fish ophiocephalus ophiocephalus marulius langya 
walking gentleman walking lady camptosorus rhizophyllus leaf walking papers 
walking ticket walking stick walking straw stick insect stick 
walking wheel 

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