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▪ I. getting, vbl. n.|ˈgɛtɪŋ|
[f. get v. + -ing1.]
1. The action of the verb get in various senses.
1398Trevisa Barth. De. P.R. xviii. i. (1495) 737 Beestes haue redynesse of wytte in sekynge and getynge of meete and of nourysshynge. c1430Pilgr. Lyf Manhode i. cxlv. (1869) 74 For litel is woorth thing ygoten, if after þe getinge it ne be kept. 1548Hall Chron., Hen. V, 74 After the gettyng of the toune, the castle..denied to rendre, and so it was strongly besieged. a1639W. Whately Prototypes ii. xxvi. (1640) 36 Yea but I am sure that his getting hinders my gains. 1726Leoni Alberti's Archit. I. 69/1 The Cornishes..by their projection hinder the getting into the Town from scaling Ladders. 1772Mackenzie Man World i. iv. (1773) I. 46 With Annesly, the getting of a lesson, or performing of an exercise, was a privilege. 1839–40Thackeray Catherine viii, He had not the genius for getting. 1882Ouida Maremma I. 63 Wood was to be had for the getting.
b. In comb. with advs., esp. getting-in, getting-out, getting-up; getting-on races (Cambridge University), races in which the winning boat obtains the right to row in the Lent races.
c1380Wyclif Wks. (1880) 369 Þis lawe of getynge in of þes temporaltes. 1596Shakes. Merch. V. iii. v. 41, I shall answere that better to the Commonwealth, than you can the getting vp of the Negroes bellie. 1626Bacon Sylva §328 The Getting forth, or spreading of the Spirits. 1649Bp. Guthrie Mem. (1702) 60 This Emergent made those at home more eager for getting up of an Army. 1663Cowley Ess., Dang. Procrast. (1669) 141 Begin; the Getting out of doors is the greatest part of the Journey. 1748Anson's Voy. iii. i. 299 The only step to be taken was, the..getting out of her [the ship] as much as was possible before she was destroyed. 1791T. Newte Tour Eng. & Scot. 122 The whole country being turned into pasture land..has prevented the wood from getting up. 1825Hone Every-day Bk. I. 435 Expenses attending the ‘getting-up’ of the representations. 1856Ruskin Mod. Paint. IV. v. ii. §15 That extraordinary road, and its goings on, and gettings about. 1873H. Spencer Stud. Sociol. v. 82 Like the getting-up of companies, the getting-up of agitations..is..a means of advancement. 1892Pall Mall G. 23 Feb. 2/3 The getting-on races took place last week.
2. concr. (usually in pl.). That which is got or acquired; gains, earnings. Now only arch.
c1425Eng. Conq. Irel. 26 The englysh hoste, wyth grett gettynges & with rych yiftes, turned ayeyne yn-to leynestre. 1473J. Warkworth Chron. (Camden) 4 By whiche he hade grete getynge. 1577–87Holinshed Chron. I. 187/2 Certeine Danish rovers..spoile the coast..make sale of their gettings, and returne to their countrie. 1614Raleigh Hist. World iii. (1634) 103 He..was desirous to be soone at home, that he might freely enjoy his gettings. 1726Swift Gulliver i. vi, A small monthly share of their gettings, to be a portion for the child. 1760Foote Minor ii. Wks. 1799 I. 253 Your gettings should be added to his estate. 1891G. Meredith One of our Conq. I. i. 16 They dispossess him of his greedy gettings.
3. Begetting, procreation, generation. arch.
a1300Cursor M. 22035 In his geting þe feind of hell sal crepe in his moder to duell. 1387Trevisa Higden (Rolls) V. 279 Of Merlyn his fantastik getynge [L. genitura]. c1440Jacob's Well (E.E.T.S.) 140 Þe chylderyn of mannys gettyng vnder þi weengys..in hope schul be gyed. 1494Fabyan Chron. vi. cxli. 129 The sayd Sergius was accusyd or defamyd of y⊇ gettyng of a chylde. 1601Shakes. All's Well iii. ii. 44 That's the losse of men, though it be the getting of children. c1825Beddoes Poems, 2nd Brother ii. ii, Better thou wert the brother of his foe Than what thou art, a man of the same getting.
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a. Used to render L. generatio = generation; produce. Obs.
a1300E.E. Psalter xiii. 6 [xiv. 5] (Horstm.) For lauerd night and dai In rightwise getinge es he ai. a1340Hampole Psalter ix. 28, I sall noght be stired fra getynge in getynge wiþout ill. 1382Wyclif Ecclus. vi. 20 In the werk forsothe of it a litil thou shal trauailen, and soone thou shalt ete of the getingus of it [1388 the generaciouns therof].
†b. = Genesis, nativity. Obs.
c1375Sc. Leg. Saints, Clement 385 Fore of my-self & [of] my wyf..Þe gettyne [L. genesin] kene I wondir wele.
5. Comb.: getting-rock (see quot.).
1883Gresley Gloss. Coal Mining, Getting-rock, clay iron⁓stone in the roof of a coal-seam, which is worked in conjunction with the coal.
▪ II. getting, ppl. a.|ˈgɛtɪŋ|
[f. get v. + -ing2.]
1. That gets or acquires.
1634Rainbow Labour (1635) 29 A Science, if not more thriving, yet more getting than any of the Liberall ones. 1703Collier Ess. Mor. Subj. ii. 138 As for the getting part, a covetous man never troubles himself with the niceties of morality. 1744Berkeley Siris §331 The most knowing as well as the most getting part of mankind.
2. That begets, or favours begetting.
1632Randolph Jealous Lovers v. ii, You were born Under a getting constellation—A fructifying star. |