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sheathing
/ ˈʃiːðɪŋ /
noun
- any material used as an outer layer, as on a ship's hull
- boarding, etc, used to cover the wall studding or roof joists of a timber frame
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Other Words From
- under·sheathing noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sheathing1
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Example Sentences
Sheathing his fury, he rode off rapidly toward the wagons, followed in silence by the others.
By and by down by water on several Deall ships, and stood upon a stage in one place seeing calkers sheathing of a ship.
The planking had been sawed, the timber cut with the hatchet, the ironwork with a file, the sheathing with the chisel.
The tapping quickly showed him where the upright beams were located on the other side of the sheathing.
It is used for concrete forms, sheathing, studding and for dairy containers and packages that must be odorless and tasteless.
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