stapling

[ stey-pling ]

/ ˈsteɪ plɪŋ /

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noun Shipbuilding.

a collar formed of angle iron surrounding a structural member passing through a deck or bulkhead to make a seal that is watertight, oiltight, etc.

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Also called angle collar.

Origin of stapling

staple¹ + -ing¹

Words nearby stapling

staphyloplasty, staphylorrhaphy, staple, staple gun, stapler, stapling, star, star anise, star apple, Stara Zagora, starboard

How to use stapling in a sentence

“Attach Form(s) W-2” would be an exercise in the stapling of nothingness.
Up to a Point: I Do My Own Taxes With No Help, Except From a Couple of Bloody Marys|P. J. O’Rourke|April 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In addition to the pills, bariatric surgery—the high-end word of stomach stapling—is proving its value.
Why New Diet Drugs, Belviq and Qsymia, Are Just in Time|Kent Sepkowitz|July 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The skull is on a separate neck wire and all wires are fastened to the back board by passing through holes and then stapling.
Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit|Albert B. Farnham
John Shakspere was, of course, specially interested in the price of a tod of wool, for wool-stapling was part of his trade.
St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 8, May 1886, No. 7.|Various

For stapling the wires, in no case should the wires be left naked.
Electric Bells and All About Them|S. R. Bottone
He gathered up a few papers and was stapling them together when Karns walked in.
Masters of Space|Edward Elmer Smith

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