Definition of sporting
1a
: of, relating to, used, or suitable for sport
especially
: trained for trapping or retrieving game
sporting dogs
b
: marked by or calling for sportsmanship
c
: involving such risk as a sports contender may expect to take or encounter
a sporting chance
2
: of or relating to dissipation and especially gambling
3
: tending to mutate freely
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The first known use of sporting was in 1713
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