See Also: toothing(dictionary)

toothing (iou)



toothing noun. LME.
[from TOOTH noun or verb + -ING1.]
Cutting of the teeth, teething. Now rare or obsolete. LME.
A structure or formation (natural or artificial) consisting of teeth or toothlike projections; such teeth collectively; dentation, serration. E17.
b. spec. Bricks or stones left projecting from a wall to form a bond for additional work to be built on; (the construction of) a join so made. L17.
The process of forming teeth or serrations (as on a saw etc.). M19.
Comb.: toothing-plane a plane having a blade with a serrated edge, used to score and roughen a surface.