jointing

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jointing (plural jointings)

  1. The act of making a joint.
  2. The set of joints so produced.
  3. (uncountable) The characteristic of having joints.
    • 1900 December – 1901 August, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, “chapter 24”, in The First Men in the Moon, London: George Newnes, [], published 1901, →OCLC:
      I have already made it clear, I think, that the Selenites I saw resembled man in maintaining the erect attitude, and in having four limbs, and I have compared the general appearance of their heads and the jointing of their limbs to that of insects.
  4. The initial grinding of the teeth of a cutting tool, prior to sharpening.

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jointing

  1. present participle and gerund of joint

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