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ˈtaverning, vbl. n. Now rare or Obs.
[f. tavern v. + -ing1.]
The action of the verb tavern.
†1. See tavern v. 1. Obs.
1575Sir J. Forster in St. Papers Eliz., Borders XIX. 81 (P.R.O.) When anye Inhabitant here hath..a Tenement..scant sufficient for the meinteignaunce of one person, yf he chaunce to dye havinge two sonnes, he devydeth the said Tenement betwixt them bothe, and thus the taverninge of the Queynes lande ys hinderance for kepinge of hors and armor.
2. The action or practice of frequenting taverns.
1580in Liturg. Serv. Q. Eliz. (Parker Soc.) 574 The Sabboth days..is spent full heathenishly, in taverning, tippling, gaming, playing and beholding of Bear-baiting and Stage plays. 1597–8Bp. Hall Sat. ii. i, Or wicked Rablais dronken revellings, To grace the mis-rule of our tavernings. 1654Whitlock Zootomia 503 Another cries out on the ones Taverning (where he would not spend a six pence, he never knew any come to good that did).
attrib.1837New Monthly Mag. LI. 41 No wonder that, with these taverning habits, Jonson lived poor and died no richer.
3. The keeping of a tavern.
1774J. Wentworth in F. Chase Hist. Dartmouth Coll. (1891) I. 264 Inquiring into the reasons of granting license to Mr. Payne for taverning and retailing. |