"get one's fairing" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gets one's fairing [present, singular, third-person], getting one's fairing [participle, present], got one's fairing [participle, past], got one's fairing [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got> one's fairing}} get one's fairing (third-person singular simple present gets one's fairing, present participle getting one's fairing, simple past and past participle got one's fairing)
  1. (Scotland) To get what one deserves. [18th–19th c.] Tags: Scotland Synonyms: get what's coming to one Related terms: just deserts Coordinate_terms: have it coming
    Sense id: en-get_one's_fairing-en-verb-szLrlCpI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scottish English
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