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Scale \Scale\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scaled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Scaling}.]
To weigh or measure according to a scale; to measure; also,
to grade or vary according to a scale or system.
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Scaling his present bearing with his past. --Shak.
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{To scale a debt, wages, etc.} or {To scale down a debt,
wages, etc.}, to reduce a debt, etc., according to a fixed
ratio or scale. [U.S.]
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Scaling \Scal"ing\ (sk[=a]l"[i^]ng), a.
1. Adapted for removing scales, as from a fish; as, a scaling
knife; adapted for removing scale, as from the interior of
a steam boiler; as, a scaling hammer, bar, etc.
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2. Serving as an aid in clambering; as, a scaling ladder,
used in assaulting a fortified place.
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