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单词 engining
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enginingn.

Brit. /ˈɛn(d)ʒ(ᵻ)nɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɛndʒənɪŋ/
Forms: Middle English engyneng, Middle English engynenge, 1600s 1800s– engining.
Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: engine v., -ing suffix1; engine n., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: Probably partly < engine v. + -ing suffix1, and partly < engine n. + -ing suffix1. Compare ingenuity n., enginery n., engineering n.
1. Innate ability; ingenuity. Obsolete.
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the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skill or art > inventive or constructive skill
ginc1175
compassc1320
witc1325
enginec1330
devicec1400
engininga1450
artifice1540
imaginea1550
ingeniousness1555
ingeniosity1607
ingenuousness1628
ingenuity1649
contrivance1659
artfulness1670
contrivancy1877
devicefulness1894
a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Merlin (1904) I. l. 1585 (MED) For it is goddis wille that j knowe thinges to-comeng vppon a rowe..and ȝit haue j not myn engyneng that of kynde j hadde atte begynneng.
2. Scheming, plotting; (evil or deceitful) design or intention. Obsolete.
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the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [noun]
compassinga1300
contrivingc1330
undermining1433
imagininga1449
engininga1450
practising?1545
machinationc1550
packing1587
plotting1593
contrival1602
managing1607
tamperinga1627
practicking1640
texturea1641
contrivance1647
briguing1657
intrigue1668
intriguing1801
policizing1809
scheming1813
intriguery1815
schemery1822
plottery1823
shenanigan1855
game playing1916
shenaniganning1924
wheeler-dealing1968
wheeling and dealing1969
wheeling-dealing1973
a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Merlin (1904) I. l. 542 (MED) Þat he on hire myghte werken his engynenge.
1609 Bp. W. Barlow Answer Catholike English-man 15 Their engining against the Parlament house.
3. The action of making or using an engine (in various senses); engineering. Obsolete.
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society > occupation and work > industry > engineering > [noun]
engining1606
engineership1652
engineery1691
engineering1697
1606 T. Palmer Ess. Meanes to make Trauailes more Profitable ii. 93 To make powerfull any weake thing..may be contained vnder the arte or science of Engining.
1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. viii. x. 1198 A Castle, neither fearing forcible batterie, or suttle engining.
1638 W. D'Avenant Lvminalia 21 Which Apparition for the newnesse of the Invention, greatnesse of the Machine, and difficulty of Engining, was much admir'd, being a thing not before attempted in the Aire.
4. The action of fitting or equipping a ship, aeroplane, etc., with an engine or engines. Cf. re-engining n.
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1876 J. Deas River Clyde 88 In 1874 a 60 ton crane, for the engining of steamers of large tonnage,..was erected on Plantation Quay.
1883 Times 18 June 5 We may..confine our attention to the apparent infirmity of purpose which characterizes the engining of the Navy.
1905 Soc. Engineers Trans. 1904 129 The members witnessed the building and engining of light-draught high-speed craft of all kinds.
1949 Shipbuilder & Marine Engine-builder 56 114/2 He also contributed a paper to the more recent symposium on the ‘Engining of Cargo Vessels of High Power’.
1991 A. Cairncross Planning in Wartime iv. 77 On occasion, the insertion of additional aircraft into the programme might require some juggling with the engining of other aircraft.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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