hading

Variant of hade

hade definition

hade (hād)

noun

Geol. the angle between the plane of a fault or vein and the vertical plane

Etymology: < dial. hade, to slope, incline < ?

intransitive verb haded had′ed, hading had′·ing

Geol. to incline from the vertical plane, as a fault, vein, or lode

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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