'Weeding' definitions:

Definition of 'Weeding'

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  • Weed \Weed\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Weeded; p. pr. & vb. n. Weeding.] [AS. we['o]dian. See 3d Weed.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To free from noxious plants; to clear of weeds; as, to weed corn or onions; to weed a garden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To take away, as noxious plants; to remove, as something hurtful; to extirpate; -- commonly used with out; as, to weed out inefficiency from an enterprise. "Weed up thyme." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Wise fathers . . . weeding from their children ill things. --Ascham. [1913 Webster]
  • Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To free from anything hurtful or offensive. [1913 Webster]
  • He weeded the kingdom of such as were devoted to Elaiana. --Howell. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Stock Breeding) To reject as unfit for breeding purposes. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Weeding'

From: GCIDE