- (n.) Distance of any heavenly body south of the equator; south declination; south latitude.
- (n.) The time at which the moon or other heavenly body, passes the meridian of a place.
- (n.) Tendency or progress southward; as, the southing of the sun.
- (n.) Distance southward from any point departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; -- opposed to northing.
- (p.pr.&vb.n.) of South.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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