sleeving

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Verb

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sleeving

  1. present participle and gerund of sleeve

Noun

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sleeving (countable and uncountable, plural sleevings)

  1. (UK) Hollow flexible tube used as insulation for wires and cables.
    • 1996, A.L. Brown, Vehicle Security Systems: Build Your Own Alarm and Protection Systems, page 50:
      Pull up the sleeving along the cable, including the copper wire, then using a cigarette lighter heat the sleeving to make it shrink.