Bible Dictionaries
Taking-Off

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) Act of presenting a take-off, or burlesque imitation.

(2):

(n.) The removal of sheets from the press.

(3):

(n.) Removal; murder. See To take off (c), under Take, v. t.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Taking-Off'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/taking-off.html. 1828.