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steppings
n. (plural of stepping English)
Usage examples of "steppings".
A lithe serpent of a ship, its mast lowered aft from its steppings, clearing the gaunt body for action, while it swayed gently to its mooring like a sleeping lizard, graceful and harmless.
And the less the average American wife knew about such steppings the better for domestic relations.