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    Case, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cased (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Casing.]
    1. To cover or protect with, or as with, a case; to inclose.

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    The man who, cased in steel, had passed whole days and nights in the saddle. Prescott.

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    2. To strip the skin from; as, “to case a box”. [Obs.]

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    Cash, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cashed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Casing.] To pay, or to receive, cash for; to exchange for money; as, “cash a note or an order”.

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    Casing (?), n.
    1. The act or process of inclosing in, or covering with, a case or thin substance, as plaster, boards, etc.

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    2. An outside covering, for protection or ornament, or to precent the radiation of heat.

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    3. An inclosing frame; esp. the framework around a door or a window. See Case, n., 4.

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