Definition of roofing

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Roofing (n.) The materials of which a roof is composed; materials for a roof.

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Roofing :: Roofing (n.) Hence, the roof itself; figuratively, shelter..
Bonnet :: Bonnet (n.) A roofing over the cage of a mine, to protect its occupants from objects falling down the shaft..
Flashing :: Flashing (n.) Pieces of metal, built into the joints of a wall, so as to lap over the edge of the gutters or to cover the edge of the roofing; also, similar pieces used to cover the valleys of roofs of slate, shingles, or the like. By extension, the metal covering of ridges and hips of roofs; also, in the United States, the protecting of angles and breaks in walls of frame houses with waterproof material, tarred paper, or the like. Cf. Filleting..
Roofing :: Roofing (n.) The wedging, as of a horse or car, against the top of an underground passage..
Roofing :: Roofing (n.) The act of covering with a roof.
Shindle :: Shindle (n.) A shingle; also, a slate for roofing..
Roof :: Roof (n.) The cover of any building, including the roofing (see Roofing) and all the materials and construction necessary to carry and maintain the same upon the walls or other uprights. In the case of a building with vaulted ceilings protected by an outer roof, some writers call the vault the roof, and the outer protection the roof mask. It is better, however, to consider the vault as the ceiling only, in cases where it has farther covering..
Zax :: Zax (n.) A tool for trimming and puncturing roofing slates.
Ripper :: Ripper (n.) A tool for trimming the edges of roofing slates.
Sax :: Sax (n.) A kind of chopping instrument for trimming the edges of roofing slates.
Waterproofing :: Waterproofing (n.) The act or process of making waterproof.
Slate :: Slate (v. t.) A thin, flat piece, for roofing or covering houses, etc..
Roofing :: Roofing (n.) The materials of which a roof is composed; materials for a roof.
Pantile :: Pantile (n.) A roofing tile, of peculiar form, having a transverse section resembling an elongated S laid on its side (/)..
Roofing :: Roofing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Roo.
Waterproofing :: Waterproofing (n.) Same as Waterproof, n., 1..
Tile :: Tile (n.) A plate of metal used for roofing.
Bare :: Bare (n.) That part of a roofing slate, shingle, tile, or metal plate, which is exposed to the weather..
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