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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dividing \Di*vid"ing\, a.
   That divides; separating; marking divisions; graduating.
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   Dividing engine, a machine for graduating circles (as for
      astronomical instruments) or bars (as for scales); also,
      for spacing off and cutting teeth in wheels.

   Dividing sinker. (Knitting Mach.). See under Sinker.
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