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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) earing
a rope with a cringle, used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.

Etymology: (1620–30)

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1. (noun) earing
a line used to fasten the upper corners of a sail to the yard or gaff; -- also called head earing

2. (noun) earing
a line for hauling the reef cringle to the yard; -- also called reef earing

3. (noun) earing
a line fastening the corners of an awning to the rigging or stanchions

4. (noun) earing
coming into ear, as corn

5. (noun) earing
a plowing of land

6. earing
of Ear

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