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Webster 1913 Edition

Tabling

Ta′bling

,
Noun.
1.
A forming into tables; a setting down in order.
2.
(Carp.)
The letting of one timber into another by alternate scores or projections, as in shipbuilding.
3.
(Naut.)
A broad hem on the edge of a sail.
Totten.
4.
Board; support.
[Obs.]
Trence in English (1614).
5.
Act of playing at tables. See
Table
,
Noun.
, 10.
[Obs.]
Tabling house
,
a gambling house.
[Obs.]
Northbrooke.

Webster 1828 Edition

Tabling

TA'BLING

,
ppr.
Boarding; forming into a table; letting one timber into another by scores.

TA'BLING

,
Noun.
A forming into tables; a setting down in order.
1.
The letting of one timber into another by alternate scores or projections, as in ship-building.
2.
In sail-making, a broad hem made on the skirts of sails by turning over the edge of the canvas, and sewing it down.

Definition 2024

tabling

tabling

English

Verb

tabling

  1. present participle of table

Noun

tabling ‎(plural tablings)

  1. A forming into tables; a setting down in order.
  2. (carpentry) The letting of one timber into another by alternate scores or projections, as in shipbuilding.
  3. (nautical) A broad hem on the edge of a sail.
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  4. (obsolete) board; support
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Terence in English (1614) to this entry?)

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