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Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Earing

· Ear·ing · IPA /ˈɪəɹɪŋ/
01 n. A line used to fasten the upper corners of a sail to the yard or gaff; -- also called head earing.
  1. 1.
    A line used to fasten the upper corners of a sail to the yard or gaff; -- also called head earing.(Naut.) Also: head earing
02 n. Coming into ear, as corn.
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    Coming into ear, as corn.
03 n. A plowing of land.
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    A plowing of land.[Archaic]
    “Neither earing nor harvest.” — Gen. xlv. 6.