An employment or occupation; a practice. to do (also use) —— misters: to be employed in a specified manner. Obsolete.

Something to which a person devotes attention or effort; an undertaking, an activity, an occupation, a pursuit. Obsolete.

A particular action or course of action in which a person is engaged, esp. habitually; a particular job or profession; a particular pursuit or…

As a mass noun: action which occupies time and demands attention and effort; esp. serious occupation or work, as opposed to pleasure or recreation…

An undertaking, a task, an enterprise.

Something which occupies a person, or in which a person is engaged; occupation, business; trade, traffic. Obsolete.

The occupation or profession of a banker; the business or activity of a bank or banks.

U.S. (originally and chiefly New England). The use or occupation of land or a property. Cf. improve, v.2 4f. Obsolete.