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ledging

ledging noun: the act or process of creating or developing a ledge (in mining, building, etc), or the ledge so created.

Noun

ledging (plural ledgings)

  1. The act or process of creating or developing a ledge (in mining, building, etc), or the ledge so created.
    • LEDGINGS: — Ledgings for joists, etc., to be measured square, their height and projection from wall to be counted as wall the amount of their projection, but in no case to count less than one-half brick. […]1913, William Arthur, The New Building Estimator: A Practical Guide to Estimating the Cost of Labor and Material in Building Construction, page 506

Forms of ledging

pluralledgings

Origin of ledging

From Middle English leggyng, legynge, equivalent to ledge + -ing.

Questions about ledging

What does ledging mean?
Ledging means the act or process of creating or developing a ledge (in mining, building, etc), or the ledge so created.
What part of speech is ledging?
Ledging is a noun.
What is the plural of ledging?
The plural of ledging is ledgings.

Words near ledging in the dictionary

  1. ledgestone
  2. ledgestones
  3. ledgier
  4. ledgiest
  5. ledginess
  6. ledging
  7. ledgings
  8. ledgment
  9. ledgments
  10. ledgy
  11. Ledhead

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