Win"ning (?), a. Attracting; adapted to
gain favor; charming; as, a winning address. "Each mild and
winning note." Keble.
Win"ning, n. 1. The act
of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition.
2. The money, etc., gained by success in
competition or contest, esp, in gambling; -- usually in the
plural.
Ye seek land and sea for your winnings.
Chaucer.
3. (Mining) (a) A new
opening. (b) The portion of a coal field out
for working.
Winning headway (Mining), an excavation for
exploration, in post-and-stall working. -- Winning
post, the post, or goal, at the end of a race.
Win"ning (?), a. Attracting; adapted to
gain favor; charming; as, a winning address. "Each mild and
winning note." Keble.
Win"ning, n. 1. The act
of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition.
2. The money, etc., gained by success in
competition or contest, esp, in gambling; -- usually in the
plural.
Ye seek land and sea for your winnings.
Chaucer.
3. (Mining) (a) A new
opening. (b) The portion of a coal field out
for working.
Winning headway (Mining), an excavation for
exploration, in post-and-stall working. -- Winning
post, the post, or goal, at the end of a race.
