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bambooing

bambooing noun: a flogging with a bamboo cane. Also the present participle and gerund of bamboo.

Noun

bambooing (countable and uncountable, plural bambooings)

  1. A flogging with a bamboo cane.
    • 'Oh, well,' said Ellis, 'if they won't come up to the scratch you can always get hold of the ringleaders and give them a good bambooing on the Q.T.1934, George Orwell, chapter 9, in Burmese Days
  2. A ridged surface texture, like that of bamboo, caused by manufacturing problems.
    • Bambooing at low temperatures is apparently due to the formation of an unstable hydrodynamic film.1972, Journal of the Institute of Metals, volume 100, page 81
  3. Painting (furniture, etc.) to give it the appearance of bamboo.
    • The most suitable subjects for bambooing are turned or cane furniture, rounded mouldings and light, wooden picture frames.1994, Penny Swift, The Complete Book of Paint Techniques, New Holland, page 67

Also used as

bambooing is also the present participle and gerund of bamboo.

Forms of bambooing

pluralbambooings

Questions about bambooing

What does bambooing mean?
Bambooing means a flogging with a bamboo cane.
What part of speech is bambooing?
Bambooing is a noun.
What is the plural of bambooing?
The plural of bambooing is bambooings.

Words near bambooing in the dictionary

  1. bamboo wives
  2. bamboo worm
  3. bambooed
  4. bambooes
  5. bambooey
  6. bambooing
  7. bambooings
  8. bambooish
  9. bamboolike
  10. bamboos
  11. bambooshark

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