Southing
Pronunciation : South"ing
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. Tendency or progress southward; as, the southing of the sun. Emerson.
2. The time at which the moon, or other heavenly body, passes the meridian of a place.
3. (Astron.)
Defn: Distance of any heavenly body south of the equator; south declination; south latitude.
4. (Surv. & Navigation)
Defn: Distance southward from any point departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; -- opposed to northing.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913