Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Starting
Start′ing (stärt′ĭng), a. & n. from Start, v.
Starting bar (Steam Eng.), a hand lever for working the values in starting an engine. — Starting hole, a loophole; evasion. [Obs.] — Starting point, the point from which motion begins, or from which anything starts. — Starting post, a post, stake, barrier, or place from which competitors in a race start, or begin the race.