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Definition of Chambering
1. n. Lewdness.
Definition of Chambering
1. Verb. (present participle of chamber) ¹
2. Noun. The chamber of a gun or other firearm. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chambering
1. chamber [v] - See also: chamber
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chambering
Literary usage of Chambering
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... yielding velocities of 2000 f. в., and no doubt a fresh development of the
new principles of air-spacing and chambering (already initiated in the Royal ..."
2. Sermons Preached Before His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales: During His by Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (1859)
"Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in
chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. ..."
3. The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments (1903)
"... revelling 1¡3 Let us walk ' honestly, as ii the day ; not in 'rioting and
drunkenness, not in chambering and ..."
4. Internal Ballistics by James Atkinson Longbridge (1889)
"chambering. 412. A good deal of importance has been attached to chambering, as
if it were a means of reducing the maximum pressure in a gun, ..."
5. Book of Family Prayer: Bible Lessons with Meditations for Each Day, Arranged by Nils Jakob Jensen Laache (1902)
"... as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness,
not in strife and envying. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, ..."
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