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cornering, vbl. n.|ˈkɔːnərɪŋ|
[f. corner v.]
1. Acting or dealing in a corner.
1802M. Edgeworth Manœuvring (1832) 9 Take care of her asides, and her whisperings, and her cornerings.
2. Comm. The action of making a ‘corner’: see corner v. 4. Also attrib.
1841Week in Wall St. 27 No cornering, I hope. 1845C. Mathews Writ. I. 135 (Th.), They would no doubt have reached a high standing in the practice of what is called cornering. a1860N.Y. Jrnl. Comm. (Bartlett), The remarkable fluctuations in the stock-market are chiefly the result of a successful cornering operation. 1881Standard 14 Sept. 4/7 The iniquitous system of ‘Cornering’ which has crept into the [cotton] trade. 1884Pall Mall G. 20 Aug. 5/2 Bonds to bearer are not..a promising subject for cornerings.
3. The action of going round a corner. Also attrib.
1924Cape Argus 29 Mar. (Magazine), The car with the splayed spring has definitely shown itself to be markedly steady on the road. Particularly is this the case with respect to cornering. 1928Times 2 July 6/7 Kaye Don got ahead thanks to brilliant cornering. 1935Discovery Oct. 293/2 The marked difference in mechanical control over cornering..should be a salutary warning to careless drivers. 1959‘Motor’ Man. (ed. 36) v. 148 If the tyres are normally ideally loaded, weight transference, by increasing the load on one and reducing it on the other, will reduce the ‘cornering power’ of the two as a pair. |