Definition of Tubbing

1. n. The forming of a tub; also, collectively, materials for tubs.

Definition of Tubbing

1. Verb. (present participle of tub) ¹

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Definition of Tubbing

1. tub [v] - See also: tub

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tubbing

tubalike
tubar
tubas
tubate
tubatorsion
tubba
tubbable
tubbed
tubber
tubbers
tubbier
tubbies
tubbiest
tubbiness
tubbinesses
tubbing (current term)
tubbings
tubbish
tubby
tube
tube-nosed bat
tube-nosed fruit bat
tube-shaped
tube-shaped structure
tube-shell
tube-steak
tube cast
tube curare
tube feeding syndrome

Literary usage of Tubbing

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

1. A Text-book of Coal-mining: For the Use of Colliery Managers and Others by Herbert William Hughes (1904)
"After the tubbing has been wedged and plugged the water rises and drives out all ... Strength of tubbing.—The thickness of cast-iron tubbing varies directly ..."

2. A Text-book of Coal-mining: For the Use of Colliery Managers and Others by Herbert William Hughes (1898)
"After the tubbing has been wedged and plugged, the water rises and drives ... The thickness of cast- ^ iron tubbing varies directly with the pressure it has ..."

3. Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers by Institution of Civil Engineers (London) (1901)
"The rings and segments are all marked with painted letters and figures, denoting the exact position each segment is to occupy in the tubbing. ..."

4. A Glossary of the Mining and Mineral Industry by Albert Hill Fay (1920)
"4. To line with tubbing ; to keep back water by tubbing. See tubbing. ... A complete length of metal or timber tubbing from and inculding the wedging crib ..."

5. Lectures on Mining Delivered at the School of Mines, Paris by J. P. Callon (1876)
"Above the tubbing, a lining of any kind may be built, since it does not ... In Ihis case, only a partial tubbing is required, which need not extend far ..."

6. Modern Practice in Mining by Richard Augustine Studdert Redmayne (1909)
"Metal tubbing in a Shaft 100 83. tubbing Chisels 101 84. Plan and Sectional Elevation of a Wedging Curb and Cast-iron tubbing 102 85. ..."

7. Shaft Sinking in Difficult Cases by J. Riemer (1907)
"The calculation of the thickness of cast-iron tubbing for a shaft 400 m. ... At greater depths the diameter of the tubbing must be as far as possible ..."

8. Ventilation in Mines by Robert Wabner, Charles Salter (1903)
"Wooden tubbing, of square section, such as was formerly used, ... The method of fixing the tubbing in position at the roof of the gallery is shown in Figs. ..."

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