About The Word Shingling
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Shingling
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What's The Definition Of Shingling?
[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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Shingling: Related Terms | Find terms related to Shingling: See Also | building | construction | craft | rock | stone | trade Shingling In Webster's Dictionary \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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