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Beetling
(gcide) | Beetle \Bee"tle\ (b[=e]"t'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beetled
(-t'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Beetling.]
1. To beat with a heavy mallet.
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2. To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle
or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton goods.
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beetling
(wn) | beetling
adj 1: jutting or overhanging; "beetle brows" [syn: beetle,
beetling] |
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beetling machine
(gcide) | Beetle \Bee"tle\ (b[=e]"t'l), n. [OE. betel, AS. b[imac]tl,
b?tl, mallet, hammer, fr. be['a]tan to beat. See Beat, v.
t.]
1. A heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.
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2. A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering
process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; --
called also beetling machine. --Knight.
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beetling
(wn) | beetling
adj 1: jutting or overhanging; "beetle brows" [syn: beetle,
beetling] |
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