Win"ning (?), a.
Attracting; adapted to gain favor; charming; as, a winning address.
"Each mild and
winning note."
Keble.
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Win"ning, n.
1.
The act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition.
2.
The money, etc., gained by success in competition or contest, esp, in gambling; -- usually in the plural.
Ye seek land and sea for your winnings.
Chaucer.
3. Mining (a)
A new opening.
(b)
The portion of a coal field out for working.
Winning headway Mining, an excavation for exploration, in post-and-stall working. -- Winning post, the post, or goal, at the end of a race.
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