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nosing
[ noh-zing ]
noun
Architecture.
- a projecting edge, as the part of the tread of a step extending beyond the riser or a projecting part of a buttress.
nosing
/ ˈəʊɪŋ /
noun
- the edge of a step or stair tread that projects beyond the riser
- a projecting edge of a moulding, esp one that is half-round
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nosing1
C18: from nose + -ing 1
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She was out shopping recently when a store employee told her she had seen an immigration agent nosing around the neighborhood.
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"When mami was pulled out of the cellar I had customers coming around to me and looking and nosing at what was going on."
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“Now, look here, little girl, what did I tell you about eavesdropping and nosing in grown folks' business?”
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The animal is poking her head through an aperture in her enclosure, nosing a thin computer monitor that’s displaying a livestock version of the “which one doesn’t belong?” game.
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A night vision camera shows a bear nosing around her camp site.
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