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Definition of Supping
1. Noun. Ingestion of liquid food with a spoon or by drinking.
Definition of Supping
1. n. The act of one who sups; the act of taking supper.
Definition of Supping
1. Verb. (present participle of sup) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Supping
1. sup [v] - See also: sup
Lexicographical Neighbors of Supping
Literary usage of Supping
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini (1920)
"Having now fasted two full hours beyond my usual hour for supping, I fell to with
hearty appetite; and this was the first time since four months that I felt ..."
2. Chronicles of the Canongate by Walter Scott (1827)
"bread and butter, and spoke of supping and sleeping, Christie at last inducted
me into the room where she herself had been sitting, probably the only one ..."
3. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages: Classified Subjectively and by Robert Christy (1887)
"Sleep without supping and waste without owing. 38. The less a man sleeps the more
he lives. 39. Those who come from labor and exercise sleep more sweetly ..."
4. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1868)
"... ate in a sitting posture, using the very simplest and most wholesome food.
he took two meals, dining as well as supping, that city was utterly ruined. ..."
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