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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

STRENGTHENING

ppr. Increasing strength, physical or moral; confirming; animating.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

STRENGTHENING

STRENGTHENING Strength "en *ing, a.

 

Defn: That strengthens; giving or increasing strength. -- Strength "en *ing *ly, adv. Strengthening plaster (Med. ), a plaster containing iron, and supposed to have tonic effects.