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OFFERING n. 3 definitions
The act of an offerer; a proffering.
OFFSCOURING n.
That which is scoured off; hence, refuse; rejected matter; that which is vile or despised. Lam. iii. 45.
OFFSPRING n. 3 definitions
scendant or descendants, however remote from the stock. To the gods alone Our future offspring and our wives are known. Dryden.
ORDERING n.
Disposition; distribution; management. South.
OSSPRINGER n.
The osprey. [R.]
OUTBRING v.
To bring or bear out.
OUTRING v.
To excel in volume of ringing sound; to ring louder than.
OUTSCOURING n.
That which is scoured out o Buckland.
OUTSPRING v.
To spring out; to issue.
OVERBEARING a. 2 definitions
Overpowering; subduing; repressing. I. Watts.
OVERPOWERING a.
Excelling in power; too powerful; irresistible. -- O`ver*pow"er*ing*ly, adv.
OVERSPRING v.
To spring or leap over.
OYSTERING n.
Gathering, or dredging for, oysters.
PAIRING n. 2 definitions
The act or process of uniting or arranging in pairs or couples.
PARING n. 2 definitions
That which is pared off. Pope. Pare off the surface of the earth, and with the parings raise your hills. Mortimer.
PEPPERING a.
Hot; pungent; peppery. Swift.
PERSEVERING a.
Characterized by perseverance; persistent. -- Per`se*ver"ing*ly, adv.
PERSTRINGE v. 2 definitions
To touch; to graze; to glance on. [Obs.]
PICKERING n.
The sauger of the St.Lawrence River.
PICKLE-HERRING n. 2 definitions
A herring preserved in brine; a pickled herring. [Obs.] Shak.
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