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gaintaking

gaintaking noun: a taking back again; recovery.

Noun

gaintaking (uncountable)

  1. (Scotland, Now chiefly dialectal) A taking back again; recovery.
    • Deforcing of the officiare in execution of his office in the gane taking of ane caldrown poundit be the said officiare; [...]1538, Jameson, Aberd. B. Rec. XVI.

Forms of gaintaking

alternative formganetaking
alternative formgane taking

Origin of gaintaking

From gain- + taking.

Questions about gaintaking

What does gaintaking mean?
Gaintaking means a taking back again; recovery.
What part of speech is gaintaking?
Gaintaking is a noun.

Words near gaintaking in the dictionary

  1. gainstrived
  2. gainstriven
  3. gainstrives
  4. gainstriving
  5. gainstrove
  6. gaintaking
  7. gainward
  8. gainwise
  9. gainword
  10. gainwords
  11. gainworthy

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