earing

[ eer-ing ]

/ ˈɪər ɪŋ /

noun Nautical.

a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.

Origin of earing

First recorded in 1620–30; ear¹ + -ing¹

Words nearby earing

earful, ear fungus, ear-grabbing, Earhart, Earhart, Amelia, earing, earl, earlap, earldom, earless lizard, earless seal

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Example sentences from the Web for earing

The young chap looks me all over from clue to earing, and says he, 'My mother told you to say that!'
The Green Hand|George Cupples
It is intended for the men at the earing in reefing, or when setting the top-gallant-studding-sails.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
That's it—he was afraid of my 'earing things that mightn't be wholesome for me to know.
With Edged Tools|Henry Seton Merriman
In close reefing, pass your earing under the yard, up abaft and over, and down through the cringle.
The Seaman's Friend|Richard Henry Dana

The serang himself lay out on the weather yard-arm, and I saw him, earing in hand, working away actively with the rest.
In the Eastern Seas|W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for earing

earing

/ (ˈɪərɪŋ) /

noun

nautical a line fastened to a corner of a sail for reefing

Word Origin for earing

C17: from ear 1 + -ing 1 or perhaps ring 1

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	earing
释义	earing [ eer-ing ] / ˈɪər ɪŋ / noun Nautical. a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail. Origin of earing First recorded in 1620–30; ear¹ + -ing¹ Words nearby earing earful, ear fungus, ear-grabbing, Earhart, Earhart, Amelia, earing, earl, earlap, earldom, earless lizard, earless seal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for earing The young chap looks me all over from clue to earing, and says he, 'My mother told you to say that!' The Green Hand\|George Cupples It is intended for the men at the earing in reefing, or when setting the top-gallant-studding-sails. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth That's it—he was afraid of my 'earing things that mightn't be wholesome for me to know. With Edged Tools\|Henry Seton Merriman In close reefing, pass your earing under the yard, up abaft and over, and down through the cringle. The Seaman's Friend\|Richard Henry Dana The serang himself lay out on the weather yard-arm, and I saw him, earing in hand, working away actively with the rest. In the Eastern Seas\|W.H.G. Kingston British Dictionary definitions for earing earing / (ˈɪərɪŋ) / noun nautical a line fastened to a corner of a sail for reefing Word Origin for earing C17: from ear 1 + -ing 1 or perhaps ring 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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