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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
wing \wing\, v. t. imp. p. p. winged; p. pr. vb. n.
winging.
1. to furnish with wings; to enable to fly, or to move with
celerity.
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who heaves old ocean, and whowings the storms.
--pope.
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living, to wing with mirth the weary hours.
--longfellow.
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2. to supply with wings or sidepieces.
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the main battle, whose puissance on either side
shall be well winged with our chiefest horse.
--shak.
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3. to transport by flight; to cause to fly.
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i, an old turtle,
will wing me to some withered bough. --shak.
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4. to move through in flight; to fly through.
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there's not an arrow wings the sky
but fancy turns its point to him. --moore.
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5. to cut off the wings of or to wound in the wing; to
disable a wing of; as, to wing a bird; also, fig. to
wound the arm of a person.
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to wing a flight, to exert the power of flying; to fly.
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see also:
winged winging to wing a flight
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