Word Meanings - FORCING - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The art of raising plants, flowers, and fruits at an earlier season than the natural one, as in a hitbed or by the use of artificial heat. Forcing bed or pit, a plant bed having an under layer of fermenting manure, the fermentation yielding bottom

Additional info about word: FORCING

The art of raising plants, flowers, and fruits at an earlier season than the natural one, as in a hitbed or by the use of artificial heat. Forcing bed or pit, a plant bed having an under layer of fermenting manure, the fermentation yielding bottom heat for forcing plants; a hotbed. -- Forcing engine, a fire engine. -- Forcing fit , a tight fit, as of one part into a hole in another part, which makes it necessary to use considerable force in putting the two parts together. -- Forcing house, a greenhouse for the forcing of plants, fruit trees, etc. -- Forcing machine, a powerful press for putting together or separating two parts that are fitted tightly one into another, as for forcing a crank on a shaft, or for drawing off a car wheel from the axle. -- Forcing pump. See Force pump . (more info) 1. The accomplishing of any purpose violently, precipitately, prematurely, or with unusual expedition.

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• UNDERSECRETARY
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• UNDERPLOT
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• HAVENED
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• UNDERNICENESS
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• UNDERSOIL
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• UNDERDOLVEN
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• UNDERNIME
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• UNDERPROP
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• UNDERSAY
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• HAVENER
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• NATURALIST
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• DISPLANTATION
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