Tak"ing-off` (?), n.
Removal; murder. See To take off
(c), under Take, v. t.
The deep damnation of his taking-off.
Shak.
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Tak"ing-off`, n.
1. (Print.)
The removal of sheets from the press. [Eng.]
2.
Act of presenting a take-off, or burlesque imitation.
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