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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It was a good spot for a Taft to do his lawing in.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
He's got no title, in course, but if he gits there afore we do and takes possession it'll take fifty years o' lawing an' injunctioning to git him off.
From A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New and Old West by Norris, Frank
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 Lang, Andrew
"Fear ye na that, my lord," quo' Willie: "By the faith o' my body, Lord Scroope," he said, "I never yet lodged in a hostelrie, But I paid my lawing before I gaed."
From Ballad Book by Bates, Katherine Lee
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