2. Noun. A form of alternative medicine from Southeast Asia where a coin is rubbed vigorously on a patient's oiled skin. ¹
3. Noun. (countable linguistics) A newly created word or phrase ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Coining
1. coin [v] - See also: coin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coining
Literary usage of Coining
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Foreign Exchange by Albert Conser Whitaker (1919)
"This brings us to the distinction between the coining value and the market value
... The coining value of silver is the amount of silver coin which can in ..."
2. The Harleian Miscellany; Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and by William Oldys, John Malham (1810)
"And new coining of all oar Monies, without Charge, to the great increase of the
Honour, Strength, and Wealth of the Nation. ..."
3. The Principles of Political Economy by Henry Sidgwick (1887)
"The claims of the State to the monopoly of coining have been so generally admitted
that the most uncompromising advocates of laisser faire have rarely ..."
4. Precedents of Indictments and Pleas: Adapted to the Use Both of the Courts by Francis Wharton (1871)
"(353) Having in possession coining instruments, under the Rev. Sts. of Massachusetts,
ch. ... (366) coining, &c., under the North Carolina statute. ..."
5. The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Including the Private as Well as the by Benjamin Franklin, John Bigelow (1904)
"The chief uses of coining seem to be the ascertaining the fineness of the metals,
and saving the time that would otherwise be spent in weighing to ascertain ..."
6. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The latest improvement in the process of coining is the introduction of the ...
For the technical processes of coining, &c., reference may be made to the ..."
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