different between netting vs nutting

English

Etymology 1

From net +? -ing.

Noun

netting (countable and uncountable, plural nettings)

1. Something that acts as, or looks like, a net.
   • 1673, John Dryden, Amboyna

     Up with your fights, and your nettings prepare

   • January 1965, U.S. Army Air Defense Digest (U.S. Army Air Defense School, Fort Bliss, Texas), page 44 (part of chapter 3, Army Air Defense Control Systems) (PDF: cover, contents, chapter 1, chapter 2, chapter 3):

     The term "radar netting" (fig 43) describes the process by which track data derived from several additional or remote radars are gathered at a single center to produce an integrated set of meaningful target information which can be distributed to all AD elements concerned. [...] Radar netting can provide concurrent coverage of a selected area by more than one radar.

Synonyms

• mesh

Etymology 2

From Middle English netting (“urine”). Further etymology unclear.

Noun

netting (uncountable)

1. (Britain, dialect, dated) urine

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)

Etymology 3

From net +? -ing.

Verb

netting

1. present participle of net

Anagrams

• tenting, tingent

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?t??/
• Rhymes: -?t??

Verb

nutting

1. present participle of nut
2. (rare) Gaining favor or subjugating oneself.
3. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Thinking very hard or puzzling over something.

Noun

nutting (plural nuttings)

1. (rare) An outing to gather nuts.