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Webster 1913 Edition
Starting
Start′ing
(stärt′ĭng)
, 
Starting bar 
(Steam Eng.)
, a hand lever for working the valves in starting an engine. 
– Starting hole
, a loophole; evasion. 
[Obs.] 
– Starting point
, the point from which motion begins, or from which anything starts. 
– Starting post
, a post, stake, barrier, or place from which competitors in a race start, or begin the race.
 Webster 1828 Edition
Starting
STARTING
,ppr.
 STARTING
,Noun.