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Webster 1913 Edition

Training

Train′ing

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Noun.
The act of one who trains; the act or process of exercising, disciplining, etc.; education.
Fan training
(Hort.)
,
the operation of training fruit trees, grapevines, etc., so that the branches shall radiate from the stem like a fan.
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Horizontal training
(Hort.)
,
the operation of training fruit trees, grapevines, etc., so that the branches shall spread out laterally in a horizontal direction.
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Training college
.
See
Normal school
, under
Normal
,
Adj.
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Training day
,
a day on which a military company assembles for drill or parade.
[U. S.]
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Training ship
,
a vessel on board of which boys are trained as sailors.
Syn. – See
Education
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Training

TRA'INING

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ppr.
Drawing; alluring; educating; teaching and forming by practice.

TRA'INING

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Noun.
The act or process of drawing or educating; education. In gardening, the operation or art of forming young trees to a wall or espalier, or of causing them to grow in a shape suitable for that end.

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