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countring

countring is the present participle of countre.

Meaning of countre

Noun

countre (plural countres)

  1. (Early, Modern) Country.
    • But what say ye by hym whiche when he oweth more then he is worthe, wyll not stycke to lashe prodygallye and set the cocke vpon the hoope, and yet yf he haue any money at all lefte to spende that a waye vnthryftely, and when he hathe played the parte of a knauyshe spendall in one cytie deludinge...c. 1549, Desiderius Erasmus, Two Dyaloges

Questions about countring

What is countring the present participle of?
Countring is the present participle of countre.

Words near countring in the dictionary

  1. countrifiedness
  2. countrifies
  3. countrify
  4. countrifying
  5. countriman
  6. countring
  7. countrol
  8. countrolled
  9. countrolling
  10. countrols
  11. country

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