Definition of keeping

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Keeping (n.) A holding; restraint; custody; guard; charge; care; preservation.

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Housekeeping :: Housekeeping (n.) Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of provisions.
Consort :: Consort (n.) A ship keeping company with another.
Housekeeping :: Housekeeping (n.) The state of occupying a dwelling house as a householder.
Impound :: Impound (v. t.) To shut up or place in an inclosure called a pound; hence, to hold in the custody of a court; as, to impound stray cattle; to impound a document for safe keeping..
Running :: Running (a.) Continuous; keeping along step by step; as, he stated the facts with a running explanation..
Sequestrator :: Sequestrator (n.) One to whom the keeping of sequestered property is committed.
Home-keeping :: Home-keeping (n.) A staying at home.
Pheasantry :: Pheasantry (n.) A place for keeping and rearing pheasants.
Greening :: Greening (n.) A greenish apple, of several varieties, among which the Rhode Island greening is the best known for its fine-grained acid flesh and its excellent keeping quality..
Baby Farming :: Baby farming () The business of keeping a baby farm.
Press :: Press (n.) An upright case or closet for the safe keeping of articles; as, a clothes press..
Sideboard :: Sideboard (n.) A piece of dining-room furniture having compartments and shelves for keeping or displaying articles of table service.
Score :: Score (v. t.) Especially, to mark with significant lines or notches, for indicating or keeping account of something; as, to score a tally..
Muffineer :: Muffineer (n.) A dish for keeping muffins hot.
Studding :: Studdery (n.) A stud, or collection of breeding horses and mares; also, a place for keeping a stud..
Coop :: Coop (n.) An inclosure for keeping small animals; a pen; especially, a grated box for confining poultry..
Housekeeper :: Housekeeper (n.) One who does, or oversees, the work of keeping house; as, his wife is a good housekeeper; often, a woman hired to superintend the servants of a household and manage the ordinary domestic affairs..
Lock :: Lock (n.) A device for keeping a wheel from turning.
Hoverer :: Hoverer (n.) A device in an incubator for protecting the young chickens and keeping them warm.
Profit :: Profit (n.) Acquisition beyond expenditure; excess of value received for producing, keeping, or selling, over cost; hence, pecuniary gain in any transaction or occupation; emolument; as, a profit on the sale of goods..
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