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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ASSAYING

ppr. Trying by some standard; examining by experiment, as metals; proving; attempting.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ASSAYING

ASSAYING As *say "ing, n.

 

Defn: The act or process of testing, esp. of analyzing or examining metals and ores, to determine the proportion of pure metal.