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Shingling
Pronunciation : Shin"gling
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The act of covering with shingles; shingles, collectively; a covering made of shingles.
2. (Metal)
Defn: The process of expelling scori? and other impurities by hammering and squeezing, in the production of wrought iron. Shingling hammer, a ponderous hammer moved by machinery, used in shingling puddled iron. -- Shingling mill, a mill or forge where puddled iron is shingled.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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