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Siding
Pronunciation : Sid"ing
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. Attaching one's self to a party.
2. A side track, as a railroad; a turnout.
3. (Carp.)
Defn: The covering of the outside wall of a frame house, whether made of weatherboards, vertical boarding with cleats, shingles, or the like.
4. (Shipbuilding)
Defn: The thickness of a rib or timber, measured, at right angles with its side, across the curved edge; as, a timber having a siding of ten inches.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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