shingling

Noun

shingling noun

1. The act of covering with shingles.
2. Shingles, collectively; a covering made of shingles.
3. The process of expelling scoriae and other impurities by hammering and squeezing, in the production of wrought iron.

Verb

shingling verb

1. To cover with small, thin pieces of building material, with shingles.
2. To cut, as hair, so that the ends are evenly exposed all over the head, like shingles on a roof.

shingling verb

1. To hammer and squeeze material in order to expel cinder and impurities from it, as in metallurgy.
2. To beat with a shingle.