Gassing

Gassing
Gassing Gas"sing, n. 1. (Manuf.) The process of passing cotton goods between two rollers and exposing them to numerous minute jets of gas to burn off the small fibers; any similar process of singeing. [1913 Webster]

2. Boasting; insincere or empty talk. [Slang] [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Gassing — Gas Gas (g[a^]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gassed} (g[a^]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gassing}.] 1. (Textiles) To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers; as, to gas thread. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. To impregnate with gas; as, to gas lime… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • gassing — gas·sing || gæsɪŋ n. poisoning caused by exposure to gas; use of gas (for poisoning) gæs n. substance that is neither liquid nor solid; gasoline, fuel, benzine; automobile accelerator, gas pedal; empty talk (Slang); something entertaining… …   English contemporary dictionary

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