2. The materials of which a roof is composed; materials for a
roof. --Gwilt.
[1913 Webster]
3. Hence, the roof itself; figuratively, shelter. ``Fit
roofing gave.'' --Southey.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Mining) The wedging, as of a horse or car, against the top of an underground passage. --Raymond. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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