gaintaking

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noun

A taking back again; recovery.

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Meanings

noungaintaking (uncountable)

alternative ganetaking · alternative gane taking

  1. ScotlanduncountableNow chiefly dialectalA taking back again; recovery.

    Deforcing of the officiare in execution of his office in the gane taking of ane caldrown poundit be the said officiare; [...]

    1538, Jameson, Aberd. B. Rec. XVI.

Origin

From gain- + taking.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

gaintaking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gaintaking

MLA

“gaintaking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gaintaking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gaintaking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gaintaking.

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