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sheathings

sheathings is the plural of sheathing.

Meaning of sheathing

Noun

sheathing (countable and uncountable, plural sheathings)

  1. Something that wraps around or surrounds something, as a sheath encases its blade.
    • When the sheathing was on it suddenly looked like a real house: you could see where the outer walls would be even if they still needed the siding and trim added.

Questions about sheathings

What is sheathings the plural of?
Sheathings is the plural of sheathing.

Words near sheathings in the dictionary

  1. sheatheth
  2. sheathfish
  3. sheathfishes
  4. sheathing
  5. sheathing the sword
  6. sheathings
  7. sheathless
  8. sheathlike
  9. sheathotomies
  10. sheathotomy
  11. sheaths

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