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swan-up⋅ping

  [swon-uhp-ing]
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–noun British.
1. the taking up of young swans to mark them with nicks on the beak for identification.
2. an annual expedition for this purpose on the Thames.
Origin:
1800–10; swan 1 + upping ( up + -ing 1 )
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