supping

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noun

The act of one who sups; the act of taking supper.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of sup
nounsupping (plural suppings)

plural suppings

  1. The act of one who sups; the act of taking supper.
  2. obsoleteThat which is supped; broth.

    Wax taken inwardly in a supping or broth.

    1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book XXII.]”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC
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