Earing

An Old English word (from the Latin aro, I plough), meaning “ploughing.” It is used in the Authorized Version in Gen. 45:6; Ex. 34:21; 1 Sam. 8:12; Deut. 21:4; Isa. 30:24; but the Revised Version has rendered the original in these places by the ordinary word to plough or till.

(Genesis 45:6; Exodus 34:21) Derived from the Latin arare, to plough; hence it means ploughing.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. A line used to fasten the upper corners of a sail to the yard or gaff; -- also called head earing.

2. A line for hauling the reef cringle to the yard; -- also called reef earing.

3. A line fastening the corners of an awning to the rigging or stanchions.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

Coming into ear, as corn.

Part of speech: noun (n.)

A plowing of land. [Archaic] Neither earing nor harvest. Gen. xlv. 6.