▪ I. ˈbishoping, vbl. n.1
[f. bishop v.1 + -ing1.]
† 1. The action or rite of confirmation. arch.
| c 1175 Lamb. Hom. 101 Heom com to þe halȝa gast þurh heore bisceopunge. c 1315 Shoreham 7 Cristendom, and bisschoppynge. a 1535 More Wks. (1557) 378 That they call confirmacion, y⊇ people call bishopping. 1732 Neal Hist. Purit. I. 505 Bishoping of children, Organs, etc. 1884 Chr. Commonw. 13 Nov. 63/2 A considerable time often elapsed between the baptism and the bishopping. |
2. colloq. The performing of the duties of a bishop.
| 1857 Trollope Barchester T. (1861) 28 The archdeacon..really understood the business of bishoping. |
▪ II. ˈbishoping, vbl. n.2
[cf. bishop v.2]
The deceptive treatment of the teeth of horses.
| 1727 Bradley Fam. Dict. s.v. Horse, This way of making a Horse look young is..called Bishoping. 1847 Youatt Horse viii. 200 A method of prolonging the mark in the lower nippers..is called bishoping. |