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Definition of Throating
1. n. A drip, or drip molding.
Definition of Throating
1. Noun. (architecture) A drip, or drip moulding. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Throating
1. throat [v] - See also: throat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Throating
Literary usage of Throating
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. On the Zoological Position of Texas by Edward Drinker Cope (1880)
"Double-edged throating and ripping knife. A. McCurdy, Gloucester, Mass. 29403.
... A. McCurdy, Gloucester, Mass. 29411. Throating or ripping knife. Capt. ..."
2. Directions for Laying Off Ships on the Mouldloft Floor: With Some by John Fincham (1840)
"To get the throating of the transoms, determine it first for the wing and lower
transom: the wing is in general given, and it is obtained for the lower ..."
3. Rudiments of Naval Architecture: Or, An Exposition of the Elementary by James Peake (1849)
"The throating or moulding usually given to the midship floor, is once-and-a-half
of their siding or thickness; and to determine the height of the cutting ..."
4. Rivington's Notes on Building Construction by Walter Noble Twelvetrees (1915)
"Throating.—The term throating means the cutting of a groove or throat on the
under side of that part of a stone projecting over a wall, so that rain may ..."
5. Shop Kinks and Machine-shop Chat: A Series of Over Five Hundred Practical by Robert Grimshaw (1896)
"The throating had to be done very carefully, because the corners were liable to
be broken off if the man fed the spoke over the heads with a jerky motion. ..."
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