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ging

British  
/ ɡɪŋ /

noun

  1. slang a child's catapult

"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

Etymology

Origin of ging

of unknown origin

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Perhaps the most famous of these aphorisms is also among the shortest, “Ein Kafig ging einen Vogel suchen” — “A cage went in search of a bird.”

From Washington Post Jun. 1, 2022

Gister ging ik naar café de groene vlinder.

From The Verge Dec. 7, 2017

Last week his legions of disciples around the country were suddenly running scared and asking: Did jog ging kill Jim Fixx?

From Time Magazine Archive

Henry Zoelly, a Swiss engineer, declared that the steam locomotive is lag ging "pitifully" in scientific progress and foresaw the development of a turbo- locomotive.

From Time Magazine Archive

Reeds den 24en Aug. ging hij met de vijf schepen onder zeil.

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