cyphering

English

Verb

cyphering

1. present participle and gerund of cypher

Noun

cyphering (plural cypherings)

1. Skill in arithmetic.
   • 1610, Ben Jonson, The Alchemist, act I, scene 1L:

     That knows the law, and writes you six fair hands,
     Is a fine clerk, and has his cyphering perfect.