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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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(Schouring,) Showering, vbl. n. [Schour v.] That which is sent down in a shower. In fig. context. —1653 Rutherford Lett. (1894) 676.
The dewings and showerings of Him that every moment watereth His vineyard