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In a soothing manner.

Tendency or progress southward; as, the southing of the sun. Emerson.

The Parliament of Norway, chosen by indirect election once in three years, but holding annual sessions.

A stronghold. [Obs.]

The process of the first growth of teeth, or the phenomena attending their issue through the gums; dentition.

The act of levying or taking tithes; that which is taken as tithe; a tithe. To take tithing of their blood and sweat. Motley.

The chief man of a tithing; a headborough; one elected to preside over the tithing.

er that they may be bonded into a continuation of it when the remainder is carried up. Toothing plane, a plane of which the iron is formed into a series of small teeth, for the purpose of roughening surfaces, as of veneers.

A tax; an impost. [Obs.] Johnson.

One of three ancient divisions of a county in England; -- now called riding. [Written also riding.] Blackstone.

See Tithing.

Same as Underclothes.

Something that is inferior and of little worth. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

One to whom anything is legally abandoned.

Anything forfeited or confiscated.

To deduct; to omit; as, to abate something from a price. Nine thousand parishes, abating the odd hundreds. Fuller.

e; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken. It is one thing to abbreviate by contracting, another by cutting off. Bacon.

A primer; the first principle or rudiment of anything. [R.] Fuller.

Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing; hence, strongly opposed to; as, abhorrent thoughts. The persons most abhorrent from blood and treason. Burke. The arts of pleasure in despotic courts I spurn abhorrent. Clover.

Pertaining to the study of inanimate things.