Laying
Pronunciation : Lay"ing
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The act of one who, or that which, lays.
2. The act or period of laying eggs; the eggs laid for one incubation; a clutch.
3. The first coat on laths of plasterer's two-coat work.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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