jointing

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔɪntɪŋ/

Noun

jointing (plural jointings)

1. The act of making a joint.
2. The set of joints so produced.
3. (uncountable) The characteristic of having joints.
   • 1900 December – 1901 August, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, “chapter 24”, in The First Men in the Moon, London: George Newnes, […], published 1901, →OCLC:

     I have already made it clear, I think, that the Selenites I saw resembled man in maintaining the erect attitude, and in having four limbs, and I have compared the general appearance of their heads and the jointing of their limbs to that of insects.

4. The initial grinding of the teeth of a cutting tool, prior to sharpening.

Derived terms

• cable jointing
• jointing rule

 

Verb

jointing

1. present participle and gerund of joint

Anagrams

• gin joint