Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Going away; departing; leaving: as, an away-going tenant.
- noun A going away; departure.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Law) Sown during the last years of a tenancy, but not ripe until after its expiration; -- said of crops.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective archaic, law, of crops
Sown during the last years of atenancy , but notripe until after itsexpiration .
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Examples
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Given that The Good is not the only existent thing, it is inevitable that, by the outgoing from it or, if the phrase be preferred, the continuous down-going or away-going from it, there should be produced a Last, something after which nothing more can be produced: this will be Evil.
The Six Enneads. Plotinus 1952
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Gambhir (12), coming into the series with eight centuries in his last 11 Tests, was out off the first ball that he faced when he was caught by wicketkeeper Mark Boucher after poking at an away-going delivery.
IOL: News 2010
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Gambhir, coming into the series with eight centuries in his last 11 Tests, was out off the first ball he faced when he was caught by wicketkeeper Mark Boucher after poking at an away-going delivery.
Arab Times Kuwait English Daily siraj mohammed 2010
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Gambhir (12), coming into the series with eight centuries in his last 11 Tests, was out off the first ball that he faced when he was caught by wicketkeeper Mark Boucher after poking at an away-going delivery.
News24 Top Stories 2010
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Medium pacer Zaheer Khan stuck to a line on or outside the off stump and induced an edge from Petersen in his third over as the opener slashed at an away-going ball but V.V.S. Laxman failed to reach despite diving full stretch at second slip.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ians 2010
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Gambhir (12), coming into the series with eight centuries in his last 11 Tests, was out off the first ball that he faced when he was caught by wicketkeeper Mark Boucher after poking at an away-going delivery.
IOL: News 2010
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Gambhir, coming into the series with eight centuries in his last 11 Tests, was out off the first ball he faced when he was caught by wicketkeeper Mark Boucher after poking at an away-going delivery.
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The slips vanish and even the perfect away-going delivery could be slashed or edged to the boundary.
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Gambhir, coming into the series with eight centuries in his last 11 Tests, was out off the first ball he faced when he was caught by wicketkeeper Mark Boucher after poking at an away-going delivery.
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The slips vanish and even the perfect away-going delivery could be slashed or edged to the boundary.
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