queening
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(apple): From Middle English quenynges pl, from quene (“queen”) but not completely certain.[1]
Verb[edit]
queening
- present participle and gerund of queen
Noun[edit]
queening (countable and uncountable, plural queenings)
- (countable) Any of several kinds of apple.
- (chess) The promotion of a pawn to a queen.
- 1978, American Statistical Association. Social Statistics Section, Proceedings (part 1, page 536)
- Over 1,200 games were examined in detail and 89 queenings were identified in 70 games.
- 1978, American Statistical Association. Social Statistics Section, Proceedings (part 1, page 536)
- The sexual practice of facesitting.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “quẹ̄ning, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.