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nosing

nosing is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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1.That part of the treadboard of a stair which projects over the riser; hence, any like projection, as the projecting edge of a molding.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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What is that part of the treadboard of a stair which projects over the riser; hence, any like projection, as the projecting edge of a molding called?

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Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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