Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In building, bricks or stones left projecting at the end of a wall that they may be bonded into a continuation of it when required.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act or process of indenting or furnishing with teeth.
- noun (Masonry) Bricks alternately projecting at the end of a wall, in order that they may be bonded into a continuation of it when the remainder is carried up.
- noun a plane of which the iron is formed into a series of small teeth, for the purpose of roughening surfaces, as of veneers.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act or process of
indenting or furnishing withteeth . - noun construction
Bricks alternately projecting at the end of a wall, in order to bebonded into acontinuation of it when the remainder is carried up.
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word toothing.
Examples
-
After that, the backhoe comes back and levels off the soil in a process called 'toothing'.
RVABlogs 2009
-
The saying "that's like porn for the blind" is an old joke, but like the toothing hoax of a few years ago, community participation is making Porn for the Blind real.
Sex Drive: Talk Dirty, Descriptively in Porn for the Blind By Regina Lynn 2008
-
Rose resembled a groundhog toothing a fencepost rather than an attack dog, but his show is supposed to be informational rather that controversial.
Archive 2005-05-15 Michael Evans 2005
-
Rose resembled a groundhog toothing a fencepost rather than an attack dog, but his show is supposed to be informational rather that controversial.
View from the Northern Border Michael Evans 2005
-
They have previously worked in episodes, such current fads as “toothing” and flashmobs as well as including in one plotline an enhanced image related to a camphone shot.
Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Coldplay get single push in forensics cop show CSI 2005
-
The latest twist on toothing, or Brits using Bluetooth to hook up for sex with strangers: one fellow blogs that he made the whole thing up.
-
The latest twist on toothing, or Brits using Bluetooth to hook up for sex with strangers: one fellow blogs that he made the whole thing up.
-
Well, first there was dogging - sex with strangers in public see the faq . . . now, there is toothing.
Toothing 2004
-
La moda del momento Ë il toothing Ë una delle mode del momento.
-
October 15th, 2004 at 12:24 am k peoples setlle down now aye…lol…u all say there r no display pics on dis site well gues wot…yup…i found sum…all it took was a bit of lookin and readin….unda the toothing picture u will c dat it says…enjoy and b sure to chek put my other pictures…dihhhhh….clik on dat and it takes u 2 a hole lot…cum on people open ur eyes…cut dis guy sum slak aye…cyal…
travismcdermott commented on the word toothing
1796 E. DARWIN Zoon. II. 51 The pain of toothing often begins much earlier than is suspected.
April 18, 2008