'Ciphering' definitions:
Definition of 'Ciphering'
From: GCIDE
- Cipher \Ci"pher\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ciphered; p. pr. & vb. n. Ciphering.] To use figures in a mathematical process; to do sums in arithmetic. [1913 Webster]
- 'T was certain he could write and cipher too. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]