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Definition of Chairing
1. chair [v] - See also: chair
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chairing
Literary usage of Chairing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette (1838)
"HUNTER'S MACHINE FOR chairing AND BORING RAILWAY BLOCKS. ... The chairing machine
is somewhat similar, in general construction, to the boring machine. Figs. ..."
2. London by Charles Knight (1851)
"The chairing of Mr. Fox and the triumphant procession which accompanied him is
described as " a spectacle brilliant beyond imagination. ..."
3. Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel Manufacturers edited by Sholto Percy, Perry Fairfax Nursey (1838)
"HUNTER'S MACHINE FOR chairing AND BORING RAILWAY BLOCKS. ... The chairing machine
is somewhat similar, in general construction, to the boring machine. Figs. ..."
4. The Works of William Hogarth: (including the 'Analysis of Beauty by Thomas Clerk, William Hogarth (1812)
"V * * chairing THE MEMBER. AT length the poll is closed, and the successful
candidate, seated in an arm-chair, borne by four lusty men, is here performing ..."
5. A History of the City and County of Cork by Mary Francis Cusack (1875)
"... road between Cork and Kerry—What the Cork Mercantile Paper said of the chairing
of Hely Hutchinson—Mr. James O'Brien lights his shop with gas, May I, ..."
6. The Worthies of Cumberland by Henry Lonsdale (1867)
"... and Contests Carlisle in. Final decision of the House of Commons regarding
the Carlisle Freemen. The Election Riots and chairing. ..."
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