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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {On the wing}.
            (a) Supported by, or flying with, the wings another.
  
      {On the wings of the wind}, with the utmost velocity.
  
      {Under the wing}, [or] {wings}, {of}, under the care or
            protection of.
  
      {Wing and wing} (Naut.), with sails hauled out on either
            side; -- said of a schooner, or her sails, when going
            before the wind with the foresail on one side and the
            mainsail on the other; also said of a square-rigged vessel
            which has her studding sails set. Cf. {Goosewinged}.
  
      {Wing case} (Zo[94]l.), one of the anterior wings of beetles,
            and of some other insects, when thickened and used to
            protect the hind wings; an elytron; -- called also {wing
            cover}.
  
      {Wing covert} (Zo[94]l.), one of the small feathers covering
            the bases of the wing quills. See {Covert}, n., 2.
  
      {Wing gudgeon} (Mach.), an iron gudgeon for the end of a
            wooden axle, having thin, broad projections to prevent it
            from turning in the wood. See Illust. of {Gudgeon}.
  
      {Wing shell} (Zo[94]l.), wing case of an insect.
  
      {Wing stroke}, the stroke or sweep of a wing.
  
      {Wing transom} (Naut.), the uppermost transom of the stern;
            -- called also {main transom}. --J. Knowles.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Of \Of\, prep. [AS. of of, from, off; akin to D. & OS. af, G. ab
      off, OHG. aba from, away, Icel., Dan., Sw., & Goth. af, L.
      ab, Gr. [?], Skr. apa. Cf.{Off}, {A-} (2), {Ab-}, {After},
      {Epi-}.]
      In a general sense, from, or out from; proceeding from;
      belonging to; relating to; concerning; -- used in a variety
      of applications; as:
  
      1. Denoting that from which anything proceeds; indicating
            origin, source, descent, and the like; as, he is of a race
            of kings; he is of noble blood.
  
                     That holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be
                     called the Son of God.                        --Luke i. 35.
  
                     I have received of the Lord that which also I
                     delivered unto you.                           --1 Cor. xi.
                                                                              23.
  
      2. Denoting possession or ownership, or the relation of
            subject to attribute; as, the apartment of the consul: the
            power of the king; a man of courage; the gate of heaven.
            [bd]Poor of spirit.[b8]                              --Macaulay.
  
      3. Denoting the material of which anything is composed, or
            that which it contains; as, a throne of gold; a sword of
            steel; a wreath of mist; a cup of water.
  
      4. Denoting part of an aggregate or whole; belonging to a
            number or quantity mentioned; out of; from amongst; as, of
            this little he had some to spare; some of the mines were
            unproductive; most of the company.
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