What does weening mean?
Weening means Presumption, imagination, supposition..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Presumption, imagination, supposition..
[…] and if I get a scanty living in the way I do, it is because the credulity of the people require such practices to satisfy their weenings — they wish to know all sorts of things, […]
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Weening means Presumption, imagination, supposition..
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[…] and if I get a scanty living in the way I do, it is because the credulity of the people require such practices to satisfy their weenings — they wish to know all sorts of things, […]
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