messing

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proper noun

A village in Messing-cum-Inworth parish, Colchester district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL8918).

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Meanings

messing1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of mess

Messing2

proper noun
  1. A village in Messing-cum-Inworth parish, Colchester district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL8918).

Messing3

proper nounMessing (plural Messings)

plural Messings

  1. A surname from German.

Origin

Messing · proper noun

From the Old English personal name *Mæcca + -ing (“belonging to”).

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Messing · proper noun

  1. GermanMessing“brass”
  2. EnglishMessing

Borrowed from German Messing (“brass”), a metonymic occupational surname for a brazier.

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APA

messing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/messing

MLA

“messing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/messing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “messing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/messing.

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