leasing making

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leasing making - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Leasing \Leas"ing\, n. [AS. le['a]sung, fr. le['a]s loose,
     false, deceitful. See -less, Loose, a.]
     The act of lying; falsehood; a lie or lies. [Archaic]
     --Spenser.
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           Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing. --Ps. v. 6.
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           Blessed be the lips that such a leasing told.
                                                    --Fairfax.
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     Leasing making (Scots Law), the uttering of lies or libels
        upon the personal character of the sovereign, his court,
        or his family. --Bp. Burnet.
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