laying adjective. ['leɪɪŋ] L16.
[from LAY verb¹ + -ING².]
Esp. of a hen: that lays.

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laying noun. ['leɪɪŋ] ME.
[from LAY verb¹ + -ING¹.]
1. The action of LAY verb¹. ME.

2. A thing that is laid; a layer, a bed, a stratum. LME.
b. An oyster-bed. M19.

Comb.:
laying house (a) a building in which rope is made; (b) a building in which laying hens are kept; laying mash, laying meal a special food for laying hens.

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