English
Etymology 1
From L. scindula, an alteration influenced by the Gr. ��ίδαξ (lath, cf. ��ίζα, ��ί�μα, ��ίζ�) of the L. scandula (roof tile) < scindere (to split) < Proto-Indo-European base *sked- (to split).
Noun
en-noun
- A small, thin piece of building material, often with one end thicker than the other, for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of a building.
- A rectangular piece of steel obtained by means of a shingling process involving hammering of puddled steel.
- A small signboard designating a professional office; this may be both a physical signboard or a metaphoric term for a small production company (a production shingle).
Translations
trans-top|small, thin piece of building material
Albanian: ballanike, dhogë
German: Schindel f
trans-mid
trans-bottom
Verb
en-verb|shingl|ing
- transitive To cover with small, thin pieces of building material, with shingles.
Translations
trans-top|to cover with shingles (building material)
Albanian: mbuloj me dhoga
German: mit Schindel|Schindeln decken
trans-mid
trans-bottom
Derived terms
shingler
shingly
to hang out one's shingle
Etymology 2
Probably cognate to the Norw. singl (small stones) or the w:North Frisian|North Frisian singel (gravel), both imitative of the sound of water running over such pebbles.
Noun
en-noun|-
- Small, smooth pebbles, as on a beach.
Translations
trans-top|small, smooth pebbles
Albanian: guralecë
trans-mid
trans-bottom
Translations to be checked
ttbc|French: galet, tuile, bardeau
Etymology 3
From F. dialect chingler 'to strap, whip', from L. cingula 'girt, belt' from cingere 'to girt'
Verb
en-verb|shingl|ing
- context|transitive|industry to hammer and squeeze material in order to expell cinder and impurities from it, as in metallurgy
- to lash with a shingle
Noun
en-noun
- a punitive strap such as a belt, as used for severe spanking
- (by extension) any paddle for corporal punishment
References
R:Websters
CorPun? 1 & 2
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