Clearing

Clearing - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

CLEARING, ppr. Purifying; removing foul matter, incumbrances, or obstructions; making evident, or luminous; cleansing; liberating; disengaging; acquitting; making gain beyond all costs and charges.

CLEARING, n.

1. A defense; justification; vindication. 2 Cor 7.

2. A place or tract of land cleared of wood for cultivation; a common use of the word in America.

3. The act of making clear.