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Meanings of binding off in English

In knitting, any of various techniques for ending a column (wale) of stitches.

Usage of binding off in English
1
He plucked a large book bound in a standard library binding off a shelf and handed it to me.
The Demon Lover
2
-Eathalf the binding off Folio 67,-saidthe Register of Deeds.
The Poet at the Breakfast-Table
3
"Well," says I, "there's a number of reasons; one is, I'm just binding off my heel."
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861 / A Maga...
4
"In a few weeks we took the binding off, and the bark had all grown together around the little bud."
Uncle Robert's Geography (Uncle Robert's Visit, V.3)
5
-Whatgood does it do to give 'em a name after they 've eat the binding off my folios?-askedthe Register of Deeds.
The Poet at the Breakfast-Table
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