earing

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪəɹɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɪəɹɪŋ

Noun

earing (plural earings)

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

   Synonym: head earing

2. (nautical) A line for hauling the reef cringle to the yard.

   Synonym: reef earing

   • 1897, Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous:

     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?

3. (nautical) A line fastening the corners of an awning to the rigging or stanchions.
4. (archaic) A ploughing of land.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 45:6:

     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.

   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 34:21:

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

Verb

earing

1. present participle and gerund of ear

See also

• earring

Anagrams

• gainer, Gearin, anigre, Regina, regian, regain, Angier, Reagin, Arenig, inrage, raigne, regina, Negari, reagin, Gainer, graine, Aigner, in gear