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roofing

roofing is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.The materials of which a roof is composed; materials for a roof. Gwilt.
  2. 2.Hence, the roof itself; figuratively, shelter. "Fit roofing gave." Southey.
  3. 3.(Mining) The wedging, as of a horse or car, against the top of an underground passage. Raymond.

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

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