Associations to the word «Shouldering»

Wiktionary

SHOULDERING, verb. Present participle of shoulder
SHOULDERING, noun. The act of pushing or barging with the shoulder.
SHOULDERING, noun. (architecture) The process of bracing a load with a jutting structural member such as a corbel or bracket.
SHOULDERING, noun. A flanged portion of something, similar to a lip but occuring on the side rather than the rim.
SHOULDERING, noun. The rounding and raising of the top edges of slate tiles.

Wise words

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