roofing - definition, synonyms and pronunciation

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material used to construct a roofType of material
the craft of a rooferType of trade, craftKinds slatingPart of construction, building

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Roof′ing noun

1. The act of covering with a roof.

2. The materials of which a roof is composed; materials for a roof. Joseph Gwilt

3. Hence, the roof itself; figuratively, shelter. “Fit roofing gave.” Robert Southey

4. Mining The wedging, as of a horse or car, against the top of an underground passage. Raymond, Rossiter Worthington

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54