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单词 masoning
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masoningn.1

Brit. /ˈmeɪs(ə)nɪŋ/, /ˈmeɪsn̩ɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmeɪs(ə)nɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mason v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < mason v. + -ing suffix1.
The action of cutting and dressing stone; the work of a mason.
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society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or constructing with stone > [noun]
mason-craft1412
masonry?a1425
cementary1586
masoning1678
stonework1793
stoning1797
stone-masonry1818
stone-working1875
1678 St. Paul's Cathedral Building Accts. Sept. in Wren Soc. (1936) 13 108 Ffor Sawing Masoning & Setting of one Table and its Mouldings..of old gray Marble.
1711 C. Lockyer Acct. Trade India ii. 44 Masoning is what they understand least of.
1895 Wales Mar. 135/2 Stone-cutting meant cutting inscriptions on headstones,—of course it included the masoning of the stones.
1980 D. K. Cameron Willie Gavin xviii. 181 In the high noon of his masoning days.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

masoningn.2

Origin: Of unknown origin.
Etymology: Origin unknown; compare mason n.2, mace n.4, and masoner n.2
slang. Obsolete.
The fraudulent acquisition of goods by giving a bill with no intention of honouring it.
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1753 Discov. J. Poulter (ed. 2) 24 This is call'd in the Cant, Masoning, that is, giving your Notes for Money, and never designing to pay it.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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