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lading

[ley-ding] Origin

lad·ing

[ley-ding]
noun
1.
the act of lading.
2.
that with which something is laden; load; freight; cargo.

Origin:
1490–1500; lade + -ing1

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Lading is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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lade

[leyd] verb, lad·ed, lad·en or lad·ed, lad·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
2.
to load oppressively; burden (used chiefly in the passive): laden with many responsibilities.
3.
to fill or cover abundantly (used chiefly in the passive): trees laden with fruit; a man laden with honors.
4.
to lift or throw in or out, as a fluid, with a ladle or other utensil.
verb (used without object)
5.
to take on a load.
6.
to lade a liquid.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English laden, Old English hladan to load, draw up (water); cognate with Dutch laden, German laden, Old Norse hlatha to load. Compare ladle

lad·er, noun
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lading (ˈleɪdɪŋ)
 
n
a load; cargo; freight

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Word Origin & History

lade
O.E. hladan (past tense hlod, pp. gehladen) "to load, heap" (the general Gmc. sense), also "to draw water" (a meaning peculiar to Eng.), from P.Gmc. *khlad- (cf. O.N. hlaða, O.Fris. hlada, O.H.G. hladen, Ger. laden), from PIE *klat- (cf. Lith. kloti "to spread," O.C.S. klado "to set, place").
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lading
c.1500, from lade.
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