earing

American

[eer-ing] / ˈɪər ɪŋ /

noun

Nautical.

a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.

earing British

/ ˈɪərɪŋ /

noun

nautical a line fastened to a corner of a sail for reefing

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Etymology

Origin of earing

First recorded in 1620–30; ear ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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Through dog earing novels, overloading a Notes app, or treating yourself to an ‘Artist Date,’ there are countless ways to consume creativity and store it for your own work.

From Slate

Cyberknife paid $17.60, $5.20 and $2.80 in winning for the fourth time in six starts this year, and earing $600,000 for his owner.

From Seattle Times

Under Licht's guidance, "CBS This Morning" became the network's most successful morning newscast in two decades, earing a Peabody Award, two news and documentary Emmys and one Daytime Emmy.

From Reuters

Báez lost an earing near home plate during the celebration, and teammates, coaches, grounds crew and even team president Sandy Alderson were on the ground looking for it.

From Fox News

Clifford worked on Mount Rushmore from 1938-40, earing 55 cents an hour.

From Seattle Times

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