STABBING, participle present tense Piercing with a pointed weapon; killing with a pointed instrument by piercing the body. STABBING, noun The act of piercing with a pointed weapon; the act of wounding or killing with a pointed instrument. This statute was made on account of the frequent quarrels and stabbings with short daggers.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI