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▪ I. supping, vbl. n.1|ˈsʌpɪŋ|
[f. sup v.1 + -ing1.]
1. The action of sup v.1; drinking by spoonfuls or mouthfuls; † an instance of this, a sup. Also, swallowing up, absorption.
c1400tr. Secr. Secr., Gov. Lordsh. 81 At morwyn fastyng, to take a soupyng of venegre. c1440Promp. Parv. 466/2 Sowpynge, sorbicio. Ibid., Suppynge al vp, or al owte, absorbicio. 1591Percivall Sp. Dict., Sorvo, supping vp, sorbitio. 1611Florio, Sorbitione, a sooping or sipping vp. [1611Bible Hab. i. 9 Their faces shall sup vp [marg. Heb. the supping vp of their faces] as the East winde. ]
†b. attrib., as supping draught; supping meat, = 2; supping medicine, potable medicine. Obs.
1382Wyclif John xxi. 5 Therfore Ihesu seith to hem, Children, wher ȝe han ony soupynge thing [Vulg. pulmentarium]? 1388― 2 Sam. xiii. 8 Sche took mele, and medlide, and made moist bifor hise iȝen, and sethide soupyngis [v.r. soupinge metis]. c1400Lanfranc's Cirurg. 225 Make herof a souping medicyn, þat it be as þicke as hony. c1440Promp. Parv. 466/2 Sowpynge mete, or drynke. 1598Florio, Sorbitello, a sip or supping draught. 1611Ibid., Sorbetto,..any kind of thin supping broth. 1614W. B. Philos. Banq. (ed. 2) 26 Wee must abstaine from those Sorbilia, supping meates. 1651Wittie tr. Primrose's Pop. Err. iii. v. 147 Hippocrates..perswades to nourish the sick with supping meats, rather than with solid meats.
2. Chiefly pl. Food (sing. a food) that can be supped; liquid food, spoon-meat; esp. broth. Now dial.
1388Wyclif 2 Sam. xiii. 6 Y biseche, come Thamar, my sistir, that sche make twei soupyngis [1382 two maner of potagis; Vulg. sorbitiunculas] bifor my iȝen. 1470–85Malory Arthur ix. xxi. 370 They bathed hym and wasshed hym and gaf hym hote suppynges til they had brought hym wel to his remembraunce. 1510Stanbridge Vocabula (W. de W.) B iij, Sorbitiuncula, a suppynge. 1542Boorde Dyetary xxxvii. (1870) 299 Let them haue .iii. tymes in a daye warme suppynges. 1561Hollybush Hom. Apoth. 4 Geue him a good broth of a pollet or chycken, or els a supping of yong beafe or veele. 1601Holland Pliny xxii. xxiv. II. 137 Wax taken inwardly in a supping or broth. 1651French Distill. v. 142 You must give the patient some warme suppings all the time this medicine is working. 1668Culpepper & Cole Barthol. Anat. Man. iv. xii. 348 Such as have lost their teeth are fain to content themselves with suppings. 1754–64Smellie Midwif. III. 77, I directed some Thebaick drops..with warm suppings. a1825Forby Voc. E. Anglia, Soupings, any sort of spoon-meat. 1879G. F. Jackson Shropsh. Word-bk., Supping, spoon-meat of any kind, but more especially milk and water boiled and thickened with oatmeal... Calves' supping is food that they can suck up made with linseed..in milk and water.
▪ II. supping, vbl. n.2|ˈsʌpɪŋ|
[f. sup v.2 + -ing1.]
The action of taking supper.
a1400–50Wars Alex. 4439 Ȝoure sowping in vnseson, ȝoure surfete of drinkis. c1440Promp. Parv. 484/2 Suppynge, cenacio, cenatus. 1620Venner Via Recta viii. 179 This order of supping being obserued, there will remaine a competent time..before they goe to bed,..for the meats..to concoct. a1721Prior Dial. Dead, Locke & Montaigne (1907) 244, I may find what will dress a Supper, but nothing else to the present purpose of my own Supping. 1798S. & Ht. Lee Canterb. T. II. 187 Nor would he excuse the party from supping al fresco in his gardens. 1891Daily News 6 Mar. 5/3 The public ‘suppings’ still prevail at Christ's Hospital.
b. attrib., as supping-day, supping-parlour, supping-place, supping-room.
c1450in Aungier Syon (1840) 372 On *suppynge dayes they may take an egge or two, or any other thynge ordeyned for them by the officers.
1552Huloet, *Suppyng parlour or place, cœnatio.
13..Bonaventura's Medit. 160 To þe *sopyng place aȝen þan þey come. 1382Wyclif Mark xiv. 15 And he schal shewe to ȝou a greet souping place strewid. 1483Cath. Angl. 350/1 A Sowpynge place, cenaculum, cenatorium. 1534More Treat. Passion Wks. 1307/1 He shal shewe you a great supping place paued.
a1633Austin Medit. (1635) 148 A private *Supping-roome.
▪ III. ˈsupping, ppl. a.
[f. sup v.2 + -ing2.]
Taking supper.
c1885Masson Mem. London in 'Forties i. (1908) 32 An elderly gentleman..seemed to take a benevolent interest in all the supping groups. |