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Studding [Participle present tense] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Setting or adorning with studs or shining knobs.

Studding [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Material for studs, or joists; studs, or joists, collectively; studs.

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

Studding sail Webster's Dictionary 1913

A light sail set at the side of a principal or square sail of a vessel in free winds, to increase her speed. Its head is bent to a small spar which is called the studding-sail boom. See Illust. of Sail.

Studding-sail [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

In navigation, a sail that is set beyond the skirts of the principal sails. The studding-sails are set only when the wind is light. They appear like wings upon the yard-arms.