squiring

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squiring - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Squire \Squire\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. squired (skw[imac]rd); p.
     pr. & vb. n. squiring.]
     1. To attend as a squire. --Chaucer.
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     2. To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection;
        as, to squire a lady. [Colloq.] --Goldsmith.
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