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dowrying
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From
dowry
+
-ing
.
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dowrying
(
uncountable
)
(
rare
)
The act of bestowing a
dowry
as part of a
marriage
.
1995
, Lindsey Harlan, Paul B. Courtright,
From the Margins of Hindu Marriage: Essays on Gender, Religion, and Culture
,
page
22
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