ROSINING

Verb

rosining

present participle of rosin

Anagrams

• ironings, nigrosin

Source: Wiktionary


ROSIN

Ros"in, n. Etym: [A variant of resin.]

Definition: The hard, amber-colored resin left after distilling off the volatile oil of turpentine; colophony. Rosin oil, an oil obtained from the resin of the pine tree, -- used by painters and for lubricating machinery, etc.

Ros"in, v. t.

Definition: To rub with rosin, as musicians rub the bow of a violin. Or with the rosined bow torment the string. Gay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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