Definition of "supping"

supping

verb
1. present participle and gerund of sup
noun
plural suppings
1. The act of one who sups; the act of taking supper.
2. (obsolete) That which is supped; broth.
  Quotations
  Wax taken inwardly in a supping or broth.
  1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book XXII.]”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: […] Adam Islip, published 1635