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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Supping  \Sup"ping\,  n. 
  1.  The  act  of  one  who  sups;  the  act  of  taking  supper. 
 
  2.  That  which  is  supped;  broth.  [Obs.]  --Holland. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sup  \Sup\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Supped};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Supping}.]  [OE.  soupen  to  drink,  AS  s?pan;  akin  to  D. 
  zuipen  G.  saufen  OHG.  s?fan,  Icel.  s?pa,  Sw  supa,  Dan. 
  s["o]be.  Cf  {Sip},  {Sop},  {Soup},  {Supper}.] 
  To  take  into  the  mouth  with  the  lips,  as  a  liquid;  to  take  or 
  drink  by  a  little  at  a  time;  to  sip. 
 
  There  I'll  sup  Balm  and  nectar  in  my  cup.  --Crashaw. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  supping 
  n  :  eating  liquid  food  with  a  spoon  or  by  drinking 




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