† Wastening vbl. sb.

Obs. rare^–1. [f. *wasten v. (f. WASTE a. + -EN⁵) + -ING¹.] = WASTING vbl. sb.

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1604. Abp. York, in Lodge, Illustr. Brit. Hist. (1791), III. 252. As one that honoreth and loveth his most exc^t Ma^tie wi^th all my heart, I wish lesse wastening of the treasor of the realm.

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