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rearing

noun C1
  1. Act of raising young. · We studied blowfly rearings in various environmental conditions.

Plural rearings

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“It is a very good height indeed!” said the Caterpillar angrily, rearing itself upright as it spoke (it was exactly three inches high).
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 34 · B2

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