thatchingn.
/ˈθatʃɪŋ/ The action of thatch v.
1. The action or process of covering a building with thatch (†formerly, with any roofing material).
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society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or providing with specific parts > [noun] > roofing > thatching
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theeking1393
1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. ix. 199 Tho..peers..putte hem alle to werke,..In þresshynge, in þecchyng.
1520 Maldon (Essex) Liber B lf. 95v Circa le thechynge unius orei apud Sabernes.
c1683 M. Mackaile in W. Macfarlane Geogr. Coll. Scotl. (1908) III. 6 Gremsie affordeth only slates for thatching of houses.
1760 S. Foote Minor ii. 51 Fine old hay,..damag'd a little last winter, for want of thatching.
1846 J. Baxter Libr. Pract. Agric. (ed. 4) II. 316 The Somersetshire mode of thatching is preferable to all others. It consists in using unbruised straw, provincially called reed, instead of bruised straw with the ears on it.
2. concrete. = thatch n. 1.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > plants, grasses, or reeds > [noun] > for thatching
thacka900
wattlesc900
thatch1398
thackingc1440
litter1453
long straw1591
helm1669
thatching1671
straw1765
yelma1825
thatch-grass1884
1671 H. M. tr. Erasmus Colloquies 311 The very rafters themselves which bear up the thatching.
1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 260 This kind of Thatching will indure 40, 50, or 60 Years.
1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 405 Long straw ropes, which bound down the thatching of stacks.
Compounds
attributive and in other combinations, as thatching work; thatching-beetle n. a thatcher's mallet. thatching-fork n. (a) a forked stick used for carrying straw to the roof for thatching; (b) see quot. 1882. thatching-rod n. a long flexible rod laid on the thatch to hold it down, and tied or pinned to the framework of the roof. thatching-spale n. see quot. 1882. thatching-stake n. a pointed stake with which the thatch is pinned down.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > [noun] > thatching equipment > rod for fastening down thatch
spelk1563
springle1657
thatching-rod1703
spar1746
spear1837
spick1890
thatch-rod1903
ledger1916
ligger1953
society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > [noun] > thatching equipment > other thatching equipment
eaves-knifea1642
knape1764
groom1790
sting1802
stinger1854
thatching-beetle1874
spartle1894
spud1939
society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > [noun] > thatching equipment > pin for fastening down thatch
prayeOE
strabrod1335
broachc1440
thack-broach1573
thatch-prick1688
thack-prick1828
scollop1829
spit1833
stob1837
thack-nail1846
thack-peg1846
thack-pin1846
thatching-stake1879
thatch-hook1886
thatch-peg1897
society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > [noun] > thatching equipment > for inserting straw
thatching-fork1882
thatching-spale1882
a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 146 If thatchinge worke come in hande in haytime.
1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 259 In some parts of Kent they use no Withs to bind on their Thatching-rods, but..they use Rope-yarn.
1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd II. vi. 77 Where's your thatching-beetle and rick-stick and spars?
1879 R. Jefferies Wild Life 123 His small sharp billhook to split out his thatching stakes.
1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Thatching-fork, Thatching-spale, an implement with a forked blade and a cross handle at one end for thrusting home the tufts of straw in thatching.
1887 C. A. Moloney Sketch Forestry W. Afr. 438 The leaves..are used..for thatching purposes.
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