Horning

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Horning \Horn"ing\, n.
     Appearance of the moon when increasing, or in the form of a
     crescent. --J. Gregory.
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     {Letters of horning} (Scots Law), the process or authority by


        which a person, directed by the decree of a court of
        justice to pay or perform anything, is ordered to comply
        therewith. --Mozley & W.
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