Meaning of 'earing'

Find the meaning of the word ‘earing’

Valid in these dictionaries

  • TWL/NWL (Scrabble US/CA/TH)
  • SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK / ALL)
  • ENABLE (Words with Friends)

Meaning of ‘earing’

1 definition found.

earing

(a) A line used to fasten the upper corners of a sail to the yard or gaff; -- also called head earing. (b) A line for hauling the reef cringle to the yard; -- also called reef earing. (c) A line fastening the corners of an awning to the rigging or stanchions. Coming into ear, as corn. A plowing of land. [Archaic] Neither earing nor harvest. Gen. xlv.

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark and all the game's intellectual property rights in the USA and Canada belong to Hasbro Inc., while the rest of the world's rights belong to J.W. Spear & Sons Limited, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Hasbro, Mattel, and Spear are not associated, and Zynga's Words with Friends is a trademark. We have no affiliation with SCRABBLE®, Mattel, Spear, Hasbro, Zynga, or Words with Friends games in any way. The purpose of this site is solely for entertainment and informational purposes.

© Copyright 2023 - Unscrambler.org