1767 Monthly Rev. July 77 The new-invented splints..are made of strong leather, and worked into the shape of a limb by hammering and jacking upon blocks.

1849 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. Nov. 359 Long or broad plane irons or finishers..which, in their rotations, form or generate a slight cone, in combination with the jacking tools.

1892 Eng. Mechanic & World of Sci. 12 Aug. 565/3 During jacking, the elevation of the work should proceed evenly and regularly at each corner.

1916 Railway & Locomotive Engin. Nov. 363/1 The eight jacks arranged in pairs..formed four units which moved the bridge span upwards 24 ins. at each jacking.

1989 Which? May 252/1 Jacking was a long and tedious operation; to position the jack under the car you had to lie down.

2013 S. V. Kulkarni & S. A. Khaparde Transformer Engin. (ed. 2) x. 419 The transformer structure has to withstand other loads such as lifting, jacking, haulage, etc.