Meaning of SHINGLING
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- [n] the laying on of shingles; "shingling is a draft very different from carpentry"
- [n] (geology) sediment in which flat pebbles are uniformly tilted in the same direction
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SHINGLING is a 9 letter word that starts with S. |
| | See Also: | | building, construction, craft, rock, stone, trade | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Shin"gling\, n.
1. The act of covering with shingles; shingles, collectively;
a covering made of shingles.
2. (Metal) The process of expelling scori[ae] and other
impurities by hammering and squeezing, in the production
of wrought iron.
{Shingling hammer}, a ponderous hammer moved by machinery,
used in shingling puddled iron.
{Shingling mill}, a mill or forge where puddled iron is
shingled.
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