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Frow :: Frow (n.) A cleaving tool with handle at right angles to the blade, for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block; a frower..

Shingle :: Shingle (v. t.) To cut, as hair, so that the ends are evenly exposed all over the head, as shingles on a roof..

Shingle :: Shingle (v. t.) To cover with shingles; as, to shingle a roof..

Shingle :: Shingle (n.) A piece of wood sawed or rived thin and small, with one end thinner than the other, -- used in covering buildings, especially roofs, the thick ends of one row overlapping the thin ends of the row below..

Shingled :: Shingled (imp. &. p. p.) of Shingl.

Gauge :: Gauge (n.) That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of such shingles, slates, or tiles..

Saw :: Saw (v. t.) To form by cutting with a saw; as, to saw boards or planks, that is, to saw logs or timber into boards or planks; to saw shingles; to saw out a panel..

Zoster :: Zoster (n.) Shingles.

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..

Shingling :: Shingling (n.) The act of covering with shingles; shingles, collectively; a covering made of shingles..

Wallaba :: Wallaba (n.) A leguminous tree (Eperua falcata) of Demerara, with pinnate leaves and clusters of red flowers. The reddish brown wood is used for palings and shingles..

Groin :: Groin (n.) A frame of woodwork across a beach to accumulate and retain shingle.

Shingler :: Shingler (n.) One who shingles.

Beach :: Beach (n.) Pebbles, collectively; shingle..

Shingler :: Shingler (n.) A machine for shingling puddled iron.

Shingle :: Shingle (n.) A sign for an office or a shop; as, to hang out one's shingle..

Throe :: Throe (n.) A tool for splitting wood into shingles; a frow.

Broadleaf :: Broadleaf (n.) A tree (Terminalia latifolia) of Jamaica, the wood of which is used for boards, scantling, shingles, etc; -- sometimes called the almond tree, from the shape of its fruit..

Shingle :: Shingle (n.) Round, water-worn, and loose gravel and pebbles, or a collection of roundish stones, such as are common on the seashore and elsewhere..

Shindle :: Shindle (n.) A shingle; also, a slate for roofing..

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