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Definition of Laying
1. Noun. The production of eggs (especially in birds).
Definition of Laying
1. n. The act of one who, or that which, lays.
Definition of Laying
1. Verb. (present participle of lay) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Laying
1. lay [v] - See also: lay
Lexicographical Neighbors of Laying
Literary usage of Laying
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1922)
"... Per cent. of flock Not laying 40.6 laying 59.4 Difference December Not laying
38.0 laying 62.0 Difference January Not laying 42.5 laying 57.5 Difference ..."
2. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1908)
"See Cities—Planning and laying out. Civic federation. See National civic federation.
Civic Improvement. See Municipal Improvement. Civics. ..."
3. Journal: 1st-13th Congress . Repr. 14th Congress, 1st Session by United States Congress. House (1851)
"Yeas and nays on— appropriations, for certain fortifications (HR 459) on laying
on the table - - 330 for certain fortifications ..."
4. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1904)
"That March is the normal time of laying for this species and at the Maryland
station on the Potomac whence these specimens came is shown by the fact that 39 ..."
5. South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917 by Ernest Henry Shackleton (1920)
"... CHAPTER XV laying THE DEPOTS MACKINTOSH'S account of the depot-laying journeys
undertaken by his parties in the summer of 1915-16 unfortunately is not ..."
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