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sleevings

sleevings is the plural of sleeving.

Meaning of sleeving

Noun

sleeving (countable and uncountable, plural sleevings)

  1. (UK) Hollow flexible tube used as insulation for wires and cables.
    • Pull up the sleeving along the cable, including the copper wire, then using a cigarette lighter heat the sleeving to make it shrink.1996, A.L. Brown, Vehicle Security Systems: Build Your Own Alarm and Protection Systems, page 50

Questions about sleevings

What is sleevings the plural of?
Sleevings is the plural of sleeving.

Words near sleevings in the dictionary

  1. sleeves from one's vest
  2. sleevesful
  3. sleevie
  4. sleevies
  5. sleeving
  6. sleevings
  7. sleezier
  8. sleeziest
  9. sleezy
  10. sleid
  11. sleided

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