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roofing |
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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