tooling
[too-ling]
noun
Origin of tooling
tool
[tool]
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Verb Phrases
Origin of tool
Synonyms for tool
1. T ool , implement , instrument , utensil refer to contrivances for doing work. A tool is a contrivance held in and worked by the hand, for assisting the work of (especially) mechanics or laborers: a carpenter's tools. An implement is any tool or contrivance designed or used for a particular purpose: agricultural implements. An instrument is anything used in doing a certain work or producing a certain result, especially such as requires delicacy, accuracy, or precision: surgical or musical instruments. A utensil is especially an article for domestic use: kitchen utensils. When used figuratively of human agency, tool is generally used in a contemptuous sense; instrument , in a neutral or good sense: a tool of unscrupulous men; an instrument of Providence.
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Related Words for tooling
manufacture, construction, skin, color, wreath, ornament, trinket, finery, design, ribbon, plaque, slow, slacken, wane, trail, decrease, falter, diminish, fail, driftExamples from the Web for tooling
Contemporary Examples of tooling
Historical Examples of tooling
Modern ornamentation is confined to tooling, blind and gilt, and inlaying.
The Booklover and His BooksHarry Lyman Koopman
There is a great variation in the costs given for tooling concrete.
Concrete ConstructionHalbert P. Gillette
This tooling was done by stone cutters, and was unusually high in cost.
Concrete ConstructionHalbert P. Gillette
After the edges have been gilt they may be decorated by tooling, called “gauffering.”
Bookbinding, and the Care of BooksDouglas Cockerell
The tooling is done as directed in the other examples of this class of work.
The Library of Work and Play: Home DecorationCharles Franklin Warner
tooling
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tool
noun
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Word Origin for tool
Old English tōl; related to Old Norse tōl weapon, Old English tawian to prepare; see taw ²
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