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Definition of Syphering
1. n. The lapping of chamfered edges of planks to make a smooth surface, as for a bulkhead.
Definition of Syphering
1. Noun. In carpentry, the lapping of chamfered edges of planks to make a smooth surface, as for a bulkhead. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Syphering
1. sypher [v] - See also: sypher
Lexicographical Neighbors of Syphering
Literary usage of Syphering
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Technological Dictionary: English-Spanish and Spanish-English of Words and by Néstor Ponce de León (1920)
")syphering, barril cut (mec.) edge, flange (tail ) lapel, flap. ... overhang,
overlapping. syphering (mas ) clinching. overlap, to lap over, to imbricate ..."
2. My Threescore Years and Ten: An Autobiography by Thomas Ball (1891)
"... ingenuity we could soon repair those false notes, put a stop to that confounded
syphering, and coax those rebellious young ladies back into the Union. ..."
3. History of the County of Schenectady, N.Y., from 1662 to 1886 by George Rogers Howell, John H. Munsell (1886)
"4d. for his son John ; that '' syphering " cost the same amount per quarter; and
that to his other qualifications Master Sparling added that of a spinner, ..."
4. Rambles about Portsmouth: First Series : Sketches of Persons, Localities by Charles Warren Brewster (1873)
"... soe qualified in learning and good maners as to teach ower youth in reading
writing and syphering, the tonges and other learning as may fit ym for ye ..."
5. The Sailor's Word-book: An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, Including by William Henry Smyth (1867)
"... but the Lord Warden still possesses some power and jurisdiction. CIPHERING.
A term in carpentry. (See syphering.) CIRCLE. A plane figure bounded by a ..."
6. Technological Dictionary: English-Spanish and Spanish-English of Words and by Néstor Ponce de León (1920)
")syphering, barril cut (mec.) edge, flange (tail ) lapel, flap. ... overhang,
overlapping. syphering (mas ) clinching. overlap, to lap over, to imbricate ..."
7. My Threescore Years and Ten: An Autobiography by Thomas Ball (1891)
"... ingenuity we could soon repair those false notes, put a stop to that confounded
syphering, and coax those rebellious young ladies back into the Union. ..."
8. History of the County of Schenectady, N.Y., from 1662 to 1886 by George Rogers Howell, John H. Munsell (1886)
"4d. for his son John ; that '' syphering " cost the same amount per quarter; and
that to his other qualifications Master Sparling added that of a spinner, ..."
9. Rambles about Portsmouth: First Series : Sketches of Persons, Localities by Charles Warren Brewster (1873)
"... soe qualified in learning and good maners as to teach ower youth in reading
writing and syphering, the tonges and other learning as may fit ym for ye ..."
10. The Sailor's Word-book: An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, Including by William Henry Smyth (1867)
"... but the Lord Warden still possesses some power and jurisdiction. CIPHERING.
A term in carpentry. (See syphering.) CIRCLE. A plane figure bounded by a ..."
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