sleeving
/ (ˈsliːvɪŋ) /
noun
electronics, mainly British tubular flexible insulation into which bare wire can be inserted: US and Canadian name: spaghetti
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How to use sleeving in a sentence
When these wires are adjacent to ground or battery wires they may be protected by sleeving, so as to prevent crosses.
Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 | Kempster MillerIt was formerly the custom with all careful women, when buying a dress, to buy an extra yard for new sleeving.
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million | Sarah Josepha HaleIn five minutes they had got together a deck and a pile of chips and were shirt-sleeving it around a game of pinochle.
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