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(n.) That part of the sea at a good distance from the shore, or where there is deep water and no need of a pilot; also, distance from the shore; as, the ship had ten miles offing; we saw a ship in the offing.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Offing'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/offing.html. 1828.
 
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