sanding
English
Etymology 1
From sand + -ing.
Verb
sanding
- present participle of sand
Etymology 2
From Middle English sanding, sandyng, equivalent to sand + -ing.
Noun
sanding (countable and uncountable, plural sandings)
- The act or process by which something is sanded; the application of sandpaper, etc.
- A type of dancing where the floor is covered in sand. See Sanding (dance).
- The process of testing the surface of gilding, after it has been fired, with fine sand and water.
- The process of burying oysters in sand.
- The process of applying sand to rails in railway track to aid adhesion.
- 1959 April, “Motive Power Miscellany: North Eastern Region”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 224-225:
- Next day further heavy sanding of the lines was carried out by standard Class "3" 2-6-2 tank No. 82028 from the Scarborough end and Class "4" 2-6-4 tank No. 42084 from Whitby.
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Derived terms
- sanding gear
Anagrams
- Andings, Nadings