Shingle — Defs

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

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

02 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 th…

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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.
“I reached St. Asaph, . . . where there is a very poor cathedral church covered with shingles or tiles.” — Ray.
2.
A sign for an office or a shop; as, to hang out one's shingle.[Jocose, U. S.]

Phrases & compounds

Shingle oak — a kind of oak (Quercus imbricaria) used in the Western States for making shingles.

03 v. t. To cover with shingles; as, to shingle a roof.

imp. & p. p. Shingled; p. pr. & vb. n. Shingling

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To cover with shingles; as, to shingle a roof.
“They shingle their houses with it.” — Evelyn.
2.
To cut, as hair, so that the ends are evenly exposed all over the head, as shingles on a roof.

04 v. t. To subject to the process of shindling, as a mass of iron from the pudding furnace.

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To subject to the process of shindling, as a mass of iron from the pudding furnace.