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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FA'IRING, n. A present given at a fair.

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Date: 1574 1. British a. a present bought or given at a fair b. gift 2. British desert III,2 II. noun Etymology: ⁴fair Date: 1914 a member or structure whose primary function is to produce a smooth outline and to reduce drag (as on an airplane)

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. 1 a streamlining structure added to a ship, aircraft, vehicle, etc. 2 the process of streamlining. Etymology: FAIR(1) v. 1 + -ING(1) 2. n. Brit. archaic a present bought at a fair.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Fairing Fair"ing, n. A present; originally, one given or purchased at a fair. --Gay. Fairing box, a box receiving savings or small sums of money. --Hannah More.