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eavings

eavings is the plural of eaving.

Meaning of eaving

Noun

eaving (countable and uncountable, plural eavings)

  1. The eaves of a roof.
    • These outer boards lapped over each other, and were fastened to the upright and horizontal timbers by nails much larger than those now used in the roof-eaving.1855, Gideon Hiram Hollister, The History of Connecticut, page 428

Questions about eavings

What is eavings the plural of?
Eavings is the plural of eaving.

Words near eavings in the dictionary

  1. eavesreading
  2. eavesreads
  3. eavestrough
  4. eavestroughs
  5. eaving
  6. eavings
  7. Eavis
  8. eaw
  9. EAWs
  10. EAZ
  11. eazily

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