Definition of offing

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Offing (n.) That part of the sea at a good distance from the shore, or where there is deep water and no need of a pilot; also, distance from the shore; as, the ship had ten miles offing; we saw a ship in the offing..

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Vernaculous :: Vernaculous (a.) Scoffing; scurrilous.
Comb :: Comb (n.) The serrated vibratory doffing knife of a carding machine.
Enfeoffing :: Enfeoffing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Enfeof.
Heathen :: Heathen (a.) Irreligious; scoffing.
Railingly :: Railingly (adv.) With scoffing or insulting language.
Scoffingly :: Scoffingly (adv.) In a scoffing manner.
Fleece :: Fleece (n.) The fine web of cotton or wool removed by the doffing knife from the cylinder of a carding machine.
Doffing :: Doffing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dof.
Feoffing :: Feoffing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Feof.
Scoffing :: Scoffing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scof.
Enfeoffment :: Enfeoffment (n.) The act of enfeoffing.
Jeer :: "Jeer (v.) To utter sarcastic or scoffing reflections; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language; to scoff; as, to jeer at a speaker..
Scoffery :: Scoffery (n.) The act of scoffing; scoffing conduct; mockery.
Offing :: Offing (n.) That part of the sea at a good distance from the shore, or where there is deep water and no need of a pilot; also, distance from the shore; as, the ship had ten miles offing; we saw a ship in the offing..
Scoptical :: Scoptical (a.) Jesting; jeering; scoffing.
Jeering :: Jeering (a.) Mocking; scoffing.
Mephistophelian :: Mephistophelian (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, the devil Mephistopheles, a crafty, scoffing, relentless fiend; devilish; crafty..
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