decking
material, as paper or fiberboard, treated in various ways as a waterproof covering for a deck or roof.
material of concrete, asbestos, steel, or the like, in the form of self-supporting flooring or roofing units laid between joists or rafters.
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How to use decking in a sentence
Little boys when decking themselves out with tall hat and monstrously big clothes seem to be trying to put on an alarming aspect.
Children's Ways | James SullyThen they both looked at another miniature portraying him riding one lamb, while he was decking another with ribbons.
Napoleon's Young Neighbor | Helen Leah ReedHer only pleasure now in decking herself out was in thinking that her mother would take delight in seeing her dressed.
North and South | Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellIn the second passage reference is made to the decking of the chief dish at high feasts with garlands of flowers and evergreens.
The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare | Henry Nicholson EllacombeA decking of bamboo slats secured by copper-wire to the crossbars was usually employed.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
British Dictionary definitions for decking
/ (ˈdɛkɪŋ) /
a wooden deck or platform, esp one in a garden for deckchairs, etc
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