gartering

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gartering - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Garter \Gar"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gartered; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Gartering.]
     1. To bind with a garter.
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              He . . . could not see to garter his hose. --Shak.
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     2. To invest with the Order of the Garter. --T. Warton.
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