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quitting, vbl. n.|ˈkwɪtɪŋ|
[f. quit v. + -ing1.]
The action of the vb. in various senses.
1340Ayenb. 114 Iesu crist ous tekþ zuo to oxi uoryeuenesse and quittinge. 1387Trevisa Higden (Rolls) II. 125 For quytynge þerof he ȝaf to þe bisshop of Lyncolne a real citee. 1519W. Horman Vulg. 271 He was rewarded..for his manly quytynge. 1581Marbeck Bk. of Notes 1115 That such stones did in olde time witnesse the quitting of a man. 1688Wood Life 1 July (O.H.S.) III. 272 Thanksgiving..for the deliverance and quitting of the archbishop. 1768Blackstone Comm. III. 211 In case the notice of quitting proceeds from any tenant.
So ˈquitting ppl. a.
1886Pall Mall G. 9 Oct. 11/1 The quitting tenant is forbidden to remove..trees and bushes. |