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Definition of Petering
1. peter [v] - See also: peter
Lexicographical Neighbors of Petering
Literary usage of Petering
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Indiana and Indianans: A History of Aboriginal and Territorial Indiana and by Jacob Piatt Dunn, George William Harrison Kemper (1919)
"CARL F. petering, a LaPorte business man, has spent all his life in that city
and has been ... His father Frederick petering, was born in Hanover, Germany, ..."
2. The Dial edited by Francis Fisher Browne (1908)
"I mean " petering-out." So I seize the opportunity to inquire about it, of you
or any of your etymologically inclined readers. Oak Park, III., October 4, ..."
3. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"petering HG. Some observations on the interaction of zinc, copper, ... petering HG,
Johnson MA, Stemmer KL. Studies on zinc metabolism in the rat. ..."
4. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1901)
"It seems to mo that the term "petering out "was originally applied to the exuding
of crystals of lime from new or damp walls. It is extended in Western ..."
5. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"1865 The store in which he clerked was "petering out"—to 1854 He hoped this 'spectable
... 1888 The Boston Herald thinks the Hill boom is petering out. ..."
6. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1902)
"Calling for trumps, or petering, is derived from this source. 2. (old). ...
In 1869 rumours went abroad that the Corn- stock mines were petering OUT. ..."
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