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Webster 1913 Edition
Laying
Lay′ing
,Noun.
1.
The act of one who, or that which, lays.
2.
The act or period of laying eggs; the eggs laid for one incubation; a clutch.
3.
The first coat on laths of plasterer’s two-coat work.
Webster 1828 Edition
Laying
LA'YING
,ppr.