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Definition of Queening

1. n. Any one of several kinds of apples, as summer queening, scarlet queening, and early queening. An apple called the queening was cultivated in England two hundred years ago.

Definition of Queening

1. Verb. (present participle of queen) ¹

2. Noun. Any of several kinds of apple. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Queening

1. queen [v] - See also: queen

Medical Definition of Queening

1. Any one of several kinds of apples, as summer queening, scarlet queening, and early queening. An apple called the queening was cultivated in England two hundred years ago. See: Queen apple. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Queening

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Art of Chess by James Mason, Leopold Hoffer (1905)
"Instance of value of passed Pawn, at queening point, in the way of keeping the game going ; conversion of inferior into superior force by " time" :— 1 E—B 8 ..."

2. Things Japanese: Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected with Japan for by Basil Hall Chamberlain (1902)
"When any piece moves into the adversary's third row, it may become a kin, in the same way as queening is effected in our game. This is indicated by turning ..."

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