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leaning (iou)



leaning noun. OE.
[from LEAN verb + -ING1.]
The action of LEAN verb. OE.
fig. An inclination, a bias; a tendency. L16.
W. Trevor He had no political leanings himself, neither Republican nor imperialist.
Comb.: leaning-note Music = APPOGGIATURA; leaning-stock a support (lit. & fig.); spec. the ledge on which an organ-pipe rests.