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Bishop \Bish"op\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bishoped; p. pr. & vb.
n. Bishoping.]
To admit into the church by confirmation; to confirm; hence,
to receive formally to favor.
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Bishop \Bish"op\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bishoped; p. pr. & vb.
n. Bishoping.] [From the name of the scoundrel who first
practiced it. Youatt.] (Far.)
To make seem younger, by operating on the teeth; as, to
bishop an old horse or his teeth.
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Note: The plan adopted is to cut off all the nippers with a
saw to the proper length, and then with a cutting
instrument the operator scoops out an oval cavity in
the corner nippers, which is afterwards burnt with a
hot iron until it is black. --J. H. Walsh.
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