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nosing

[ noh-zing ]

noun

Architecture.
  1. a projecting edge, as the part of the tread of a step extending beyond the riser or a projecting part of a buttress.


nosing

/ ˈəʊɪŋ /

noun

  1. the edge of a step or stair tread that projects beyond the riser
  2. a projecting edge of a moulding, esp one that is half-round
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of nosing1

First recorded in 1765–75; nose + -ing 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of nosing1

C18: from nose + -ing 1
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Example Sentences

"When mami was pulled out of the cellar I had customers coming around to me and looking and nosing at what was going on."

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But she didn't need Mama nosing around and making everything worse.

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The animal is poking her head through an aperture in her enclosure, nosing a thin computer monitor that’s displaying a livestock version of the “which one doesn’t belong?” game.

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A night vision camera shows a bear nosing around her camp site.

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Then there are four slightly older puppies, pit bull mixes probably, whose eyes are still tightly shut, futilely nosing around the crate for their mother who never made it to the shelter.

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