adj
Meaning 1
Nourishing; fattening.
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Standard Lemma guide
battling
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adj
Meaning 2
Fertile.
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adj
Meaning 3
Engaged in battle.
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noun
Meaning 4
A growing fat, or the process of causing to grow fat; a fattening.
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noun
Meaning 5
That which nourishes or fattens, as food, or feed for animals, or manure for soil.
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noun
Meaning 6
Engagement in combat, fighting; struggling.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 7
Struggling to make a life; doing it hard.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 8
present participle of battle
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Usage: form-of, participle, present
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History
Etymology
From battle (“to nourish, feed”).
From Middle English batellynge, equivalent to battle + -ing.
From Middle English bataillinge, equivalent to battle + -ing.
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