{On the wing}.
(a) Supported by, or flying with, the wings another.
{On the wings of the wind}, with the utmost velocity.
{Under the wing}, or {wings}, {of}, under the care or
protection of.
{Wing and wing} (Naut.), with sails hauled out on either
side; -- said of a schooner, or her sails, when going
before the wind with the foresail on one side and the
mainsail on the other; also said of a square-rigged vessel
which has her studding sails set. Cf. {Goosewinged}.
{Wing case} (Zo["o]l.), one of the anterior wings of beetles,
and of some other insects, when thickened and used to
protect the hind wings; an elytron; -- called also {wing
cover}.
{Wing covert} (Zo["o]l.), one of the small feathers covering
the bases of the wing quills. See {Covert}, n., 2.
{Wing gudgeon} (Mach.), an iron gudgeon for the end of a
wooden axle, having thin, broad projections to prevent it
from turning in the wood. See Illust. of {Gudgeon}.
{Wing shell} (Zo["o]l.), wing case of an insect.
{Wing stroke}, the stroke or sweep of a wing.
{Wing transom} (Naut.), the uppermost transom of the stern;
-- called also {main transom}. --J. Knowles.