¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sleeving
1. sleeve [v] - See also: sleeve
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sleeving
Literary usage of Sleeving
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: Supplement by John Jamieson (1825)
"It is used in the proverbial phrase, " sleeving hads out storming ;" addressed
to those who are about to expose themselves to bad weather, as an excitement ..."
2. EMF Electrical Year Book by Electrical Trade Publishing Company (1921)
"sleeving is a braided tubing made either of asbestos fibers or cotton or silk
... Asbestos sleeving is largely used for Insulating conductor wires of arc ..."