cyphering

cyphering

English

Verb

cyphering

1. present participle of cypher

Noun

cyphering (plural cypherings)

1. Skill in arithmetic.
   • 1610, Ben Jonson, The Alchemist, Act I, sc. 1L:

     That knows the law, and writes you six fair hands,

     Is a fine clerk, and has his cyphering perfect.