roofing

Roof"ing, n. 1. The act of covering with a roof. 2. The materials of which a roof is composed; materials for a roof. Gwilt. 3. Hence, the roof itself; figuratively, shelter. "Fit roofing gave." Southey. 4. (Mining) Defn: The wedging, as of a horse or car, against the top of an underground passage. Raymond.

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