▪ I. ˈrivering, vbl. n.
[Cf. river v.]
† a. Pursuit of game on the banks of rivers. Obs. † b. Washing (of wool or sheep) in a stream. Obs. c. Sailing, rowing, etc., on a river.
| 13.. K. Alis. 678 (Weber), Now con Alisaundre..In grene wode of huntyng, And of reveryng, and of haukyng. 1532 Act 23 Hen. VIII, c. 17 This Act concerning riuering and washing of any wooll. 1724 Lond. Gaz. No. 6264/2 By not sufficiently Rivering, or Washing of Sheep, before they are shorn. 1891 M. M. Dowie Girl in Karp. 139 We got under weigh, and had the next two hours in the open, with a good deal of rivering. |
▪ II. rivering, ppl. a. nonce-wd.
(ˈrɪvərɪŋ)
[Cf. river v.]
Flowing in river form.
| 1939 Joyce Finnegans Wake (1964) i. 216 Beside the rivering waters of, hitherandthithering waters of. Night! |