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sarkings

sarkings is the plural of sarking.

Meaning of sarking

Noun

sarking (usually uncountable, plural sarkings)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, Scotland, usually) Wood, felt, or other material placed under the shingles of a roof or behind the outer leaf of a wall in order to provide support or insulation; the practice of furnishing a structure with such material; an installation of such material.
    • Much housing work lies within this area, and to avoid high maintenance costs the Department is building many houses with plaster exteriors upon diagonal sarkings.1947, New Zealand House of Representatives, Appendix to the Jounals of the House of Representatives of New Zealand, volume 3, page 18

Questions about sarkings

What is sarkings the plural of?
Sarkings is the plural of sarking.

Words near sarkings in the dictionary

  1. sarkiest
  2. sarkily
  3. sarkin
  4. sarkiness
  5. sarking
  6. sarkings
  7. sarkinite
  8. sarkis
  9. sarkiship
  10. Sarkisian
  11. Sarkisians

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