English Explanatory Dictionary

steeping

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of steep
noun
  1. An instance of something being steeped; a wetting.
noun
  1. A 13th-century coin circulated in Ireland as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under King Edward I.
name
  1. A river or drainage channel, usually called the Steeping River, in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England; a continuation of the River Lymn.

Word forms

steeping steepings stephening steping

Etymology

From the name of Stephen de Fulbourn, who served as bishop of Waterford, archbishop of Tuam, and treasurer and justiciar of Ireland in the 1270s and 1280s.

Synonyms

Bishop's money scalding stalding

Related words

pollard rosary mitre leonine crockard eagle Great Steeping Little Steeping
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