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ˈuttering, vbl. n.
[f. utter v.1 + -ing1.]
The action of the verb, in various senses.
c1400Found. St. Bartholomews 45 For defawtynge of his hert, the vtteryng of his voice begane to breke. 1428in Surtees Misc. (1890) 3 He gart forge yt in shapp of osmundes for uttering of his iren so into Iseland. c1449Pecock Repr. i. xvi. 89 Bi greet kunnyng of preching and bi sauory vttring therof. 1530Palsgr. 286/1 Uttryng or sellyng of ware, uente. 1579Spenser Let. to Harvey Wks. (1912) 635/1, I was minded for a while to haue intermitted the vttering of my writings. a1586Sidney Arcadia i. ii, An eloquence as sweete in the uttering, as slowe to come to the uttering. 1616R. C. Times' Whistle (1871) 43 Daily each one, in vttering of his wares, Cosens his chapmen. 1633T. Stafford Pac. Hib. ii. iv. 157 Monies of this new Standard of Ireland, after their first uttering. 1648in Rushw. Hist. Coll. iii. (1692) I. 221 The Proclamation for the sole composition and uttering of Tabaco. 1742Act 15 Geo. II, c. 28 The uttering of false Money, knowing it to be false, is a Crime. a1777in Evans Old Ballads I. 59 Nor fears [he] the blasting of his iron, Nor uttering of his wares. 1835Penny Cycl. IV. 404/1 The uttering of any such forged bill or indorsement with a knowledge of the forgery, is a felony. 1887Pall Mall G. 19 March 3/2 The coining and the uttering are generally two distinct branches. |