Found 2 items, similar to Shingling.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: shingling shingling n 1: (geology) sediment in which flat pebbles are uniformly tilted in the same direction 2: the laying on of shingles; “shingling is a draft very different from carpentry”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Shingling 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 scori[ae] 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] 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]