LOURING

Etymology 1

Verb

louring

present participle of lour

Etymology 2

Noun

louring (plural lourings)

The act of one who, or that which, lours.

Anagrams

• rouling

Source: Wiktionary


LOUR

Lour, n. Etym: [Native name.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: An Asiatic sardine (Clupea Neohowii), valued for its oil.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SUBDUCTION

(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate


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