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Ingathering

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in·gath·er  (ngr)
v. in·gath·ered, in·gath·er·ing, in·gath·ers
v.tr.
To gather in; collect.
v.intr.
To come together in a central place.

Ingathering the result of gathering, i.e., a collection, e.g., the harvest, 1555—Wilkes.
Examples: ingathering of his corn, 1668; of hops, 1861.
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Noun1.Ingatheringingathering - request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children"
petition, request, postulation - a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
whip-round - (British) solicitation of money usually for a benevolent purpose

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Nature seems to make a hot pause just then: all the loveliest flowers are gone; the sweet time of early growth and vague hopes is past; and yet the time of harvest and ingathering is not come, and we tremble at the possible storms that may ruin the precious fruit in the moment of its ripeness.
 
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