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stephening

stephening is the alternative form of steeping.

Meaning of steeping

Noun (1)

steeping (countable and uncountable, plural steepings)

  1. An instance of something being steeped; a wetting.
    • It is usual to expect, that the first two or three wettings or steepings of grain, at the commencement of the malting season, will not make so good malt as succeeding steepings […]1838, George Adolphus Wigney, An Elementary Dictionary, Or, Cyclopaediae, for the Use of Maltsters, Brewers &c., page 28

Noun (2)

steeping (plural steepings)

  1. (historical) A 13th-century coin circulated in Ireland as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under King Edward I.
    Synonyms:
    Bishop's money, scalding, stalding

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Forms of stephening

pluralstephenings

Questions about stephening

What is stephening the alternative form of?
Stephening is the alternative form of steeping.

Words near stephening in the dictionary

  1. Stephany
  2. Stephen
  3. Stephen Kingesque
  4. Stephen Kingish
  5. Stephenie
  6. stephening
  7. stephenings
  8. Stephens
  9. Stephens County
  10. Stephens Island wren
  11. Stephens Island wrens

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