English Explanatory Dictionary

shouldering

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of pushing or barging with the shoulder.
  2. The process of bracing a load with a jutting structural member such as a corbel or bracket.
  3. A flanged portion of something, similar to a lip but occurring on the side rather than the rim.
  4. The rounding and raising of the top edges of slate tiles.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of shoulder

Word forms

shouldering shoulderings
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