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A meeting of neighbors or friends to assist in husking maize; -- called also husking bee. [U.S.] "A red ear in the husking." Longfellow.

Having a bad look; threatening; ugly. See Note under Ill, adv.

A breaking in; inroad; invasion.

Supplying or covering with ink. Inking roller, a somewhat elastic roller,used to spread ink over forms of type, copperplates, etc. -- Inking trough or table, a trough or table from which the inking roller receives its ink.

The act of working in together; interweaving. Milton.

The act of pulling, pushing, or throwing, with a jerk. -- Jerk"ing*ly, adv.

In a joking way; sportively.

Obsequious; fawning; cringing. "Knee-crooking knave." Shak.

A beating; a rap; a series of raps. The . . . repeated knockings of the head upon the ground by the Chinese worshiper. H. Spencer.

Large lumps picked out of the sieve, in dressing ore.

See Venus's looking-glass, under Venus.

Enacting laws; legislative. -- n.

Taking of leave; parting compliments. Shak.

A lapping with the tongue.

Looking; appearing; as, better or worse liking. See Like, to look. [Obs.] Chaucer. Why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort Dan. i. 10.

Having a certain look or appearance; -- often compounded with adjectives; as, good-looking, grand-looking, etc.

A mirror made of glass on which has been placed a backing of some reflecting substance, as quicksilver. There is none so homely but loves a looking-glass. South.

Courtship. Bacon.

of one who makes; workmanship; fabrication; construction; as, this is cloth of your own making; the making of peace or war was in his power.

A tool somewhat like a chisel with a groove in it, used by calkers of ships to finish the seams after the oakum has been driven in.