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Folding
Pronunciation : Fold"ing
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The act of making a fold or folds; also, a fold; a doubling; a plication. The lower foldings of the vest. Addison.
2. (Agric.)
Defn: The keepig of sheep in inclosures on arable land, etc. Folding boat, a portable boat made by stretching canvas, etc., over jointed framework, used in campaigning, and by tourists, etc. Ham. Nav. Encyc. Folding chairFolding door, one of two or more doors filling a single and hung upon hinges.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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