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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Tabling \Ta"bling\, n.
1. A forming into tables; a setting down in order.
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2. (Carp.) The letting of one timber into another by
alternate scores or projections, as in shipbuilding.
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3. (Naut.) A broad hem on the edge of a sail. --Totten.
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4. Board; support. [Obs.] --Trence in English (1614).
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5. Act of playing at tables. See {Table}, n., 10. [Obs.]
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{Tabling house}, a gambling house. [Obs.] --Northbrooke.
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