'Shingling' definitions:
Definition of 'shingling'
(from WordNet)
noun
(geology) sediment in which flat pebbles are uniformly tilted in the same direction
noun
The laying on of shingles; "shingling is a craft very different from carpentry"
Definition of 'Shingling'
From: GCIDE
- Shingling \Shin"gling\, n.
- 1. The act of covering with shingles; shingles, collectively; a covering made of shingles. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Metal) The process of expelling scoriae and other impurities by hammering and squeezing, in the production of wrought iron. [1913 Webster]
- Shingling hammer, a ponderous hammer moved by machinery, used in shingling puddled iron.
- Shingling mill, a mill or forge where puddled iron is shingled. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Shingling'
From: GCIDE
- Shingle \Shin"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shingled; p. pr. & vb. n. Shingling.]
- 1. To cover with shingles; as, to shingle a roof. [1913 Webster]
- They shingle their houses with it. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To cut, as hair, so that the ends are evenly exposed all over the head, as shingles on a roof. [1913 Webster]