Ingathering

Ingathering
Ingathering In"gath`er*ing, n. The act or business of gathering or collecting anything; especially, the gathering of the fruits of the earth; harvest. [1913 Webster]

Thou shalt keep . . . the feast of ingathering. --Ex. xxii. 16. [1913 Webster]


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