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feathering strip

feathering strip noun: one of the tapered wood filler strips placed along the butt ends of old wood shingles to create a relatively smooth surface when reroofing over existing wood shingle roofs.

Noun

feathering strip (plural feathering strips)

  1. One of the tapered wood filler strips placed along the butt ends of old wood shingles to create a relatively smooth surface when reroofing over existing wood shingle roofs.
    Synonyms:
    horse feather

Synonyms of feathering strip

  • horse feather

Forms of feathering strip

pluralfeathering strips

Questions about feathering strip

What does feathering strip mean?
Feathering strip means one of the tapered wood filler strips placed along the butt ends of old wood shingles to create a relatively smooth surface when reroofing over existing wood shingle roofs.
What part of speech is feathering strip?
Feathering strip is a noun.
What is the plural of feathering strip?
The plural of feathering strip is feathering strips.

Words near feathering strip in the dictionary

  1. featherily
  2. featheriness
  3. feathering
  4. feathering one's nest
  5. feathering one's own nest
  6. feathering strip
  7. feathering strips
  8. featherings
  9. featherleaf
  10. featherless
  11. featherless biped

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