| BACKHOEING | • backhoeing v. Present participle of backhoe. • BACKHOE v. to dig with a backhoe. |
| BECHALKING | • bechalking v. Present participle of bechalk. • BECHALK v. to cover with chalk. |
| BETHANKING | • bethanking v. Present participle of bethank. • BETHANK v. to ply with thanks. |
| HACKNEYING | • hackneying v. Present participle of hackney. • HACKNEY v. to make trite. |
| HANKERINGS | • hankerings n. Plural of hankering. • HANKERING n. a yearning. |
| HEARKENING | • hearkening v. Present participle of hearken. • hearkening n. The act of one who hearkens or listens. • HEARKEN v. to listen to, also HARK, HARKEN. |
| HIGHJACKED | • highjacked v. Simple past tense and past participle of highjack. • HIGHJACK v. to steal in transit, also HIJACK. |
| HIGHJACKER | • highjacker n. Alternative spelling of hijacker. • HIGHJACKER n. one that highjacks, also HIJACKER. |
| HOMEMAKING | • homemaking n. The management of a household considered as an occupation. • home-making n. Alternative spelling of homemaking. • HOMEMAKING n. the making of a home. |
| KEELHALING | • keelhaling v. Present participle of keelhale. • KEELHALE v. to punish by dragging under the keel of a ship, also KEELHAUL. |
| KNIGHTAGES | • knightages n. Plural of knightage. • KNIGHTAGE n. the body of knights, taken collectively. |
| KNIGHTHEAD | • knighthead n. A mitred backing timber which extends the after line of the rabbet in the stem to give extra support… • knighthead n. A bollard or bitt. • knighthead n. Either of two timbers rising from the keel of a sailing ship and supporting the inner end of the bowsprit. |
| MAKEWEIGHT | • makeweight n. Something of inferior quality which is included in a shipment to make up the weight. • makeweight n. Something included to add to the apparent weight or force of an argument. • MAKEWEIGHT n. a small quantity added to make up a certain weight e.g. an extra slice of bread; hence, an insignificant person or thing. |
| PHREAKINGS | • PHREAKING n. making illegal phone-calls. |
| SHOEMAKING | • shoemaking n. The making of shoes. • SHOEMAKING n. the business of a shoemaker. |
| SHRINKAGES | • shrinkages n. Plural of shrinkage. • SHRINKAGE n. the amount by which something shrinks. |