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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Southing

South'ing, p. a.

participial adjective

Going toward the south; as, the southing sun.

South'ing, n.

noun
  1. Tendency or motion to the south.
  2. The time at which the moon passes the meridian.
  3. (Navigation.) Course or distance south; the difference of latitude made by a vessel to the southward.