resiningn.1
/ˈrɛzᵻnɪŋ/, /ˈrɛzn̩ɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈrɛz(ə)nɪŋ/ The action of resin v.; an instance of this.
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1852 Bentley's Misc. 31 453 The first chapter of a book often reminds me of the resining of bows..which precedes the final tuning.
1903 W. A. Fraser Blood Lilies ix. 67 With a final resining of the bow, he tapped the back of his fiddle.
1934 C. M. Wilson Meriwether Lewis v. 45 The Moniat failed to sail. The captain and crew were drunk and the craft required resining.
1972 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. 11 Feb. 4 b/1 My construction on the boat in the final month dealt mainly with fiberglassing, resining, painting and sanding.
2007 Stone World (Nexis) Jan. 202 This plant will initially include a polishing line, and an area designated for the resining of slabs.
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resiningn.2
/ˈrɛzᵻnɪŋ/, /ˈrɛzn̩ɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈrɛz(ə)nɪŋ/ rare. Now historical.
The action of collecting resin from trees.
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1926 Contemp. Rev. May 640 The resining process in some degree seasons the wood.
2001 A. T. Grove & O. Rackham Nature of Mediterranean Europe (2003) xii. 212 The principal product of pines, besides timber, was resin... Resining has been discontinued for at least fifty years.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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