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▪ I. chancing, vbl. n.|ˈtʃɑːnsɪŋ, -æ-| [f. chance v. + -ing1.] The action of the verb chance; † happening, befalling; fortune, luck (obs.).
1583T. Watson Poems (Arb.) 195 VVhy liue I wretch in hope of better chancing. †b. Gambling, playing games of chance. Obs.
1652Gaule Magastrom. 220* Cogging, dicing, or chancing. ▪ II. chancing, ppl. a.|ˈtʃɑːnsɪŋ, -æ-| [f. chance v. + -ing2.] That chances. a. That comes or is present by chance. b. That relies upon chance.
1889Daily News 7 Aug. 5/4 Mackerel are a ‘chancing fish’, and the abundance of them cannot always be relied on. 1896W. Wakefield in Spectator 31 Oct. 589/2 Each a chancing guest Unknown before, we tarried certain days. 1909Westm. Gaz. 1 Apr. 8/2 A chancing man... What is that?—He's a horse-dealer, and sells animals on chance as to whether they are good or bad. |