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offing |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Offing \Off"ing\, n. [From {Off}.] That part of the sea at a good distance from the shore, or where there is deep water and no need of a pilot; also distance from the shore; as the ship had ten miles offing; we saw a ship in the offing. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: offing n 1: the near or foreseeable future; "there was a wedding in the offing" 2: the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore; "there was a ship in the offing"
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