supping

English

Verb

supping

1. present participle and gerund of sup

Noun

supping (plural suppings)

1. The act of one who sups; the act of taking supper.
2. (obsolete) That which is supped; broth.
   • 1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book XXII.]”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC:

     Wax taken inwardly in a supping or broth.

References

• “supping”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• uppings