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Definition of Horning
1. n. Appearance of the moon when increasing, or in the form of a crescent.
Definition of Horning
1. Verb. (present participle of horn) ¹
2. Noun. The activity of blowing the horn of a train ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Horning
1. a mock serenade for newlyweds [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Horning
Literary usage of Horning
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Institute of the Law of Scotland: In Four Books : in the Order of Sir by John Erskine, George Mackenzie, James Ivory (1828)
"horning on the decrees of magistrates of boroughs, or of sheriffs, or of admirals,
... When horning proceeds on a registered obligation, by which the debtor ..."
2. A Treatise on the Law of Bills of Exchange, Promissory-notes, Bank-notes by Robert Thomson (1836)
"The charge on letters of horning is executed, in ordinary cases, ... There is
likewise a warrant in the letters of horning, by which the creditor may arrest ..."
3. A Treatise on Leases: Explaining the Nature, Form, and Effect of the by Robert Bell, William Bell (1826)
"This extract will of itself, during the lifetime of the party, be a sufficient
warrant for letters of horning. But where this registration has taken place ..."
4. A Practical Treatise on the Forms of Process: Containing the New Regulations by Thomas Beveridge, Scotland Jury Court (1826)
"This is usually done by a letter inclosing the horning ; and the messenger proceeds
to serve the debtor with a copy of charge, describing himself as ..."
5. A Treatise on the Law of Landlord and Tenant: With an Appendix Containing by Robert Hunter, William Guthrie (1876)
"Where there is a clause Procedure :„ *jje lease obliging the tenant to remove,
the mode of enforcing it by a charge ' ri • i_-i_ v. ] 11 • • of horning is ..."
6. The Law and Practice of Citation and Diligence: On the Basis of the Late Mr by Robert Campbell, James Johnston Darling (1862)
"Letters of horning. It is necessary to describe the older forms of diligence,
not only as an historical introduction to the forms introduced by the Personal ..."
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