toothing
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Broad surfaces of close-grained hardwood having a shiny surface are usually carefully roughened with a fine toothing plane blade previous to glueing.
From Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. by Fairham, William
The depth of the toothing is 10 mm.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884. by Various
It frequently happens, that during Dentition, or the Time of their toothing, Children prove subject to Knots or Kernels.
From Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David)
So in toothing, fits of convulsion with stupor frequently occur, and cease when the tooth advances; but this is not to be expected in advanced life.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus
The strange feature in this case is the zig-zag "toothing" which is employed to represent the jaws.
From In Search of Gravestones Old and Curious by Vincent, W.T. (William Thomas)
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