Tak″ing, n. 1. The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure; apprehension.
2. Agitation; excitement; distress of mind.
What a taking was he in, when your husband asked who was in the basket! Shak.
3. Malign influence; infection. Shak.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.