3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Roof  \Roof\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Roofed};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Roofing}.] 
  1.  To  cover  with  a  roof. 
 
  I  have  not  seen  the  remains  of  any  Roman  buildings 
  that  have  not  been  roofed  with  vaults  or  arches. 
  --Addison. 
 
  2.  To  inclose  in  a  house;  figuratively,  to  shelter. 
 
  Here  had  we  now  our  country's  honor  roofed.  --Shak. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Roofing  \Roof"ing\,  n. 
  1.  The  act  of  covering  with  a  roof. 
 
  2.  The  materials  of  which  a  roof  is  composed;  materials  for  a 
  roof.  --Gwilt. 
 
  3.  Hence  the  roof  itself  figuratively,  shelter.  ``Fit 
  roofing  gave.''  --Southey. 
 
  4.  (Mining)  The  wedging,  as  of  a  horse  or  car  against  the 
  top  of  an  underground  passage.  --Raymond. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  roofing 
  n  :  the  craft  of  a  roofer 

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