From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Case \Case\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cased}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Casing}.]
1. To cover or protect with, or as with, a case; to inclose.
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The man who, cased in steel, had passed whole days
and nights in the saddle. --Prescott.
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2. To strip the skin from; as, to case a box. [Obs.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Cash \Cash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cashed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Casing}.]
To pay, or to receive, cash for; to exchange for money; as,
cash a note or an order.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Casing \Cas"ing\, n.
1. The act or process of inclosing in, or covering with, a
case or thin substance, as plaster, boards, etc.
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2. An outside covering, for protection or ornament, or to
precent the radiation of heat.
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3. An inclosing frame; esp. the framework around a door or a
window. See {Case}, n., 4.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
casing
n 1: the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has
a walnut case" [syn: {shell}, {case}, {casing}]
2: the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire
3: the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; "the
casings had rotted away and had to be replaced" [syn:
{casing}, {case}]
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