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swan·-upping (-up′iŋ)

noun

the practice in England of marking young swans with a notch in the upper beak as a sign of ownership

Etymology: < swan + up, v.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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