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Verb

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sconcing

  1. present participle and gerund of sconce

Noun

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sconcing (countable and uncountable, plural sconcings)

  1. (uncountable, Oxford University slang) The activity of sconcing in general, as part of a meal or drinking game; commonly associated with crewdates; very similar to fining at Cambridge University.
  2. (countable, Oxford University slang) Uncommon form of sconce, as part of a meal or drinking game.