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Definition of Shingling

1. Noun. (geology) sediment in which flat pebbles are uniformly tilted in the same direction.

2. Noun. The laying on of shingles. "Shingling is a craft very different from carpentry"

Definition of Shingling

1. n. The act of covering with shingles; shingles, collectively; a covering made of shingles.

Definition of Shingling

1. Verb. (present participle of shingle) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Shingling

1. shingle [v] - See also: shingle

Medical Definition of Shingling

1. 1. The act of covering with shingles; shingles, collectively; a covering made of shingles. 2. The process of expelling scoriae 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shingling

shiner shiners shines shiness shinesses shinest shineth shingle shingle oak shingle tree

shingled shingler shinglers shingles shinglier shingling (current term) shingly shinguard shinguards shini-tai

shinier shinies shiniest shinigami shinily shinin' shininess shininesses shining shining clubmoss

Literary usage of Shingling

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Book of Prices of the House Carpenters and Joiners of the City of by Louis H. Shally (1844)
"3 " ' 5 00 Ripping off shingles and shingling again, shingling. If new Sheathing is put on, charge 1-5 charge the same as new Sheathing and more than new ..."

2. The Metallurgy of Iron and Steel: Theoretical and Practical: in All Its by Henry Stafford Osborn (1869)
"General Review and Practical Remarks upon shingling. shingling is the next process after balling, and is performed by the "squeezer. ..."

3. The Manufacture of Iron, in All Its Various Branches: Including a by Frederick Overman (1854)
"The steam hammer, before mentioned, is a highly useful machine for shingling blooms or slabs, in an establishment where a heavy hammer is necessary. ..."

4. Recollections of a Lifetime: Or Men and Things I Have Seen ; in a Series of by Samuel Griswold Goodrich (1856)
"... Bankruptcy—Election of Harrison—His Death—Consequences—Anecdotes—Tbe Small Tail Movement—A Model Candidate— William Citp, or shingling a. Barn. ..."

5. Recollections of a Lifetime: Or Men and Things I Have Seen: in a Series of by Samuel Griswold Goodrich (1857)
"... Cpp, or shingling a Barn. MY DEAR C****** The first public speech I ever made was at St. Albans, England, in June, 1882, at a grand celebration of the ..."

6. A Community Arithmetic by Brenelle Hunt (1916)
"shingling IRREGULAR ROOFS 1. Find cost of shingling roof of No. ... Find cost of shingling 4 sides of No. 2 at $ 4.20 a square, (a) Area of gable end l (42' ..."

7. Iron: Its History, Properties, & Processes of Manufacture by William Fairbairn (1865)
"... passed in succession through the other grooves till it attains the required form of the bar. shingling.—The old method of shingling the puddle-balls, ..."

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