'Jointing' definitions:

Definition of 'Jointing'

From: GCIDE
  • Joint \Joint\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jointed; p. pr. & vb. n. Jointing.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together; as, to joint boards. [1913 Webster]
  • Pierced through the yielding planks of jointed wood. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To join; to connect; to unite; to combine. [1913 Webster]
  • Jointing their force 'gainst Caesar. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate. [1913 Webster]
  • The fingers are jointed together for motion. --Ray. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat. "He joints the neck." --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • Quartering, jointing, seething, and roasting. --Holland. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Jointing'

From: GCIDE
  • Jointing \Joint"ing\, n. The act or process of making a joint; also, the joints thus produced. [1913 Webster]
  • Jointing machine, a planing machine for wood used in furniture and piano factories, etc.
  • Jointing plane. See Jointer, 2.
  • Jointing rule (Masonry), a long straight rule, used by bricklayers for securing straight joints and faces. [1913 Webster]

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