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.

Scaling his present bearing with his past. --Shak.

To scale, or scale down, a debt, wages, etc., to reduce a debt, etc., according to a fixed ratio or scale. [U.S.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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.

2. Serving as an aid in clambering; as, a scaling ladder, used in assaulting a fortified place.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)