lawing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lawing
1525–35; obsolete Scots law bill, Middle English (dial.) lagh < Old Norse lag price, tax, proper place ( cf. law 1) + -ing 1
Example Sentences
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One of Andrew Johnson's appointees, William M. Evarts, left office saying: "I shall return to my business of farming and lawing and leave to the newspaper correspondents the conduct of affairs."
From Time Magazine Archive
It was a good spot for a Taft to do his lawing in.
From Time Magazine Archive
The disabling dogs, which might be necessary for keeping flocks and herds, from running at the deer, was called "lawing", and was in general use.
From Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott
Willie replies - I never yet lodged in a hostelrie, But I paid my lawing before I gaed.
From Sir Walter Scott and the Border Minstrelsy by Andrew Lang
Mrs. Newbolt was there already, awaiting him at the railing which divided the lawyers from the lawed, lawing, and, in some cases, outlawed.
From The Bondboy by George W. (George Washington) Ogden
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