Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Supping"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Supping \Sup"ping\, n.
1. The act of one who sups; the act of taking supper.
2. That which is supped; broth. [Obs.] --Holland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sup \Sup\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Supping}.] [OE. soupen to drink, AS. s?pan; akin to D.
zuipen, G. saufen, OHG. s?fan, Icel. s?pa, Sw. supa, Dan.
s["o]be. Cf. {Sip}, {Sop}, {Soup}, {Supper}.]
To take into the mouth with the lips, as a liquid; to take or
drink by a little at a time; to sip.
There I'll sup Balm and nectar in my cup. --Crashaw.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
supping
n : ingestion of liquid food with a spoon or by drinking
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