preserving

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preserving

  1. present participle and gerund of preserve

Noun

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preserving (plural preservings)

  1. preservation
    • 1924, Wilbur Olin Hedrick, The Economics of a Food Supply, page 26:
      Some preservings of foods, indeed, can scarcely be done to advantage except on a large scale.

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