/lik"ing/ , n.
1. Informal.
a. a beating or thrashing.
b. a reversal or disappointment; defeat or setback.
2. the act of a person or thing that licks.
[ 1350-1400; ME; see LICK, -ING 1 ]
/lik"ing/ , n.
1. Informal.
a. a beating or thrashing.
b. a reversal or disappointment; defeat or setback.
2. the act of a person or thing that licks.
[ 1350-1400; ME; see LICK, -ING 1 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012