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fothering

fothering is the present participle and gerund of fother.

Meaning of fother

Verb

fother (third-person singular simple present fothers, present participle fothering, simple past and past participle fothered)

  1. (dialectal) To feed animals (with fother).
  2. (dated) To stop a leak with oakum or old rope (often by drawing a sail under the hull).

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Questions about fothering

What is fothering the present participle and gerund of?
Fothering is the present participle and gerund of fother.

Words near fothering in the dictionary

  1. Fothergill
  2. fothergilla
  3. fothergillas
  4. Fothergillian
  5. Fothergills
  6. fothering
  7. Fotheringham
  8. Fotheringhams
  9. Fotheringhay
  10. fothermucker
  11. fothermuckers

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