Definition of Posseting

1. Verb. (present participle of posset) ¹

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Definition of Posseting

1. posset [v] - See also: posset

Lexicographical Neighbors of Posseting

possessive suffix
possessive suffixes
possessively
possessiveness
possessives
possessor
possessors
possessorship
possessory
possessour
possessours
possesst
possest
posset
posseted
posseting
possets
possibilia
possibilism
possibilisms
possibilistic
possibilities
possibility
possibility of reverter
possibilium
possible
possible action
possibleness
possibler
possibles

Literary usage of Posseting

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1897)
""Posseting" is regurgitation into the mouth of surplus milk. ... Too quick or too large feeding will produce this posseting, which is entirely due to ..."

2. Transactions of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland by Academy of Medicine in Ireland (1897)
"''Posseting" is regurgitation into the mouth of surplus milk. ... Too quick or too large feeding will produce this posseting, which is entirely due to ..."

3. Notes on the Care of Babies and Young Children: For the Use of Teachers by Blanche Tucker (1907)
"The child's stomach is small and is often over-full, the result being what mothers know as 'posseting.' Some of the milk runs out of the sides of the mouth, ..."

4. Journal by Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain) (1875)
"Mr. Duell is stated to be a gentleman of ability and varied attainment», posseting rare capabilities for the administration of patent-office ..."

5. The Works of George Meredith by George Meredith (1896)
"... possibly because such a young lady is not always nursing baby-passions, and does not require her sex's coddling and posseting to keep them alive. ..."

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