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Roofing [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

The materials of which a roof is composed; or materials for a roof.

Roofing [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Covering with a roof.

Roofing [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The act of covering with a roof.

2. The materials of which a roof is composed; materials for a roof.

3. Hence, the roof itself; figuratively, shelter.

4. The wedging, as of a horse or car, against the top of an underground passage.

Roofing [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913