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birdsmouthing

birdsmouthing is the present participle and gerund of birdsmouth.

Meaning of birdsmouth

Verb

birdsmouth (third-person singular simple present birdsmouths, present participle birdsmouthing, simple past and past participle birdsmouthed)

  1. To cut a birdsmouth into a rafter or similar timber component.
    • The end of the common rafter is birdsmouthed and nailed to the pole plate.1895, Edward J. Burrell, Elementary Building Construction and Drawing, page 122

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Questions about birdsmouthing

What is birdsmouthing the present participle and gerund of?
Birdsmouthing is the present participle and gerund of birdsmouth.

Words near birdsmouthing in the dictionary

  1. birdsitting
  2. birdskin
  3. birdskins
  4. birdsmouth
  5. birdsmouthed
  6. birdsmouthing
  7. birdsmouths
  8. birdsnest
  9. birdsnest soup
  10. birdsnests
  11. birdsome

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