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groyning, vbl. n.|ˈgrɔɪnɪŋ| [f. groyne v. + -ing1.] The building of groynes; an arrangement or system of groynes.
1867Smyth Sailor's Word-bk., Groining, a peculiar mode of submarine embankment; a quay run out transversely to the shore. 1889Sussex Daily News 4 June 3/3 Wherever groyning stopped it ceased to have any protecting influence. |