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单词 suppering
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Definition of suppering in English:

suppering

noun ˈsʌp(ə)rɪŋ

  • 1The providing or eating of supper; the entertaining of guests at supper; an instance of this.

  • 2Chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern). The final feeding of animals in the evening, sometimes also including bedding them down. Also: †the final food given to animals in the evening (obsolete).

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679), philosopher. From supper + -ing.

Definition of suppering in US English:

suppering

nounˈsʌp(ə)rɪŋ

  • 1The providing or eating of supper; the entertaining of guests at supper; an instance of this.

  • 2Chiefly Scottish and English regional (northern). The final feeding of animals in the evening, sometimes also including bedding them down. Also: †the final food given to animals in the evening (obsolete).

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679), philosopher. From supper + -ing.
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