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earing

[ eer-ing ]

noun

, Nautical.
  1. 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

/ ˈɪərɪŋ /

noun

  1. nautical a line fastened to a corner of a sail for reefing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of earing1

First recorded in 1620–30; ear 1 + -ing 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of earing1

C17: from ear 1+ -ing 1or perhaps ring 1
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Example Sentences

The post of honour among seamen in reefing sails is the weather earing.

The serang himself lay out on the weather yard-arm, and I saw him, earing in hand, working away actively with the rest.

Whatever I may find necessary to order, Mr Earing, this ship's company will find it necessary to execute.

Earing faced his Commander in silence, perfectly conscious that nothing he could utter contained an argument like this.

It would have exceeded the peaceful and submissive temperament of the honest Earing, to have delayed any longer.

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