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fineering

fineering is the present participle and gerund of fineer.

Meaning of fineer

Verb

fineer (third-person singular simple present fineers, present participle fineering, simple past and past participle fineered)

  1. (archaic, intransitive) To acquire goods fraudulently by having them specially made so as to be unsuitable for other customers, and then threatening not to take them except on credit.

Questions about fineering

What is fineering the present participle and gerund of?
Fineering is the present participle and gerund of fineer.

Words near fineering in the dictionary

  1. finedrawn
  2. finedraws
  3. finedrew
  4. fineer
  5. fineered
  6. fineering
  7. fineers
  8. Finegan
  9. Finegans
  10. Fineghan
  11. finegrained

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