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Definition of Peaking
1. a. Mean; sneaking.
Definition of Peaking
1. Verb. (present participle of peak) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Peaking
1. peak [v] - See also: peak
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peaking
Literary usage of Peaking
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1895)
"and popular, as restless and adventurous as he was brave. His acquirements were
rather broad than deep. He was a good linguist, »peaking French, German, ..."
2. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"C«JJ • '• • (M) Jacket Dover Jacket (;.«.)• (16) Slack jack. A huge drinking A
Frenchman (peaking of it says, "The English drink out of their boots. ..."
3. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1807)
"(peaking word. This blow broke the courage of the reft; who feeing many of their
companions burnt and funk, after having endured very hot ..."
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