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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Birthing

· Birth·ing · IPA /ˈbɝθ.ɪŋ/
01 n. Anything added to raise the sides of a ship.
  1. 1.
    Anything added to raise the sides of a ship.(Naut.)
  2. 2.
    the act or process of giving birth.