Earing

Quick meaning: Earing is a noun meaning (nautical) A line used to fasten the upper corners of a sail to the yard or gaff.

Meaning

(nautical) A line used to fasten the upper corners of a sail to the yard or gaff.

More Meanings

1. (nautical) A line for hauling the reef cringle to the yard.
2. (nautical) A line fastening the corners of an awning to the rigging or stanchions.
3. (manufacturing) A manufacturing defect in which the edges of sheet metal form a wave pattern during deep drawing.
4. present participle and gerund of ear
5. (archaic) A ploughing of land.
6. (archaic, rare) An earring.

Example Sentences

Gustave. (Gets up.) What? I believe you are wearing my earings yet!

Sixe dayes thou shalt worke, but on the seuenth day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in haruest thou shalt rest.

For these two yeeres hath the famine bene in the land: and yet there are fiue yeeres, in the which there shall neither be earing nor haruest.

You've forgot to pass the tack-earing, but wid time and help ye'll larn. There's good and just reason for ivry rope aboard, or else 'twould be overboard. D'ye follow me?

Word Forms

• earings

Related Words

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