bishoping

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bishoping - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bishop \Bish"op\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bishoped; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Bishoping.]
     To admit into the church by confirmation; to confirm; hence,
     to receive formally to favor.
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  Bishop \Bish"op\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bishoped; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Bishoping.] [From the name of the scoundrel who first
     practiced it. Youatt.] (Far.)
     To make seem younger, by operating on the teeth; as, to
     bishop an old horse or his teeth.
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     Note: The plan adopted is to cut off all the nippers with a
           saw to the proper length, and then with a cutting
           instrument the operator scoops out an oval cavity in
           the corner nippers, which is afterwards burnt with a
           hot iron until it is black. --J. H. Walsh.
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