pulping

[ puhl-ping ]

/ ˈpʌl pɪŋ /

noun

the process of making pulp, especially from wood, for use in the manufacture of paper, cardboard, etc.

adjective

of or involved in the making of pulp: pulping facilities.

Origin of pulping

First recorded in 1655–65; pulp + -ing¹

Words nearby pulping

pulp chamber, pulpectomy, pulp fiction, pulp horn, pulpifaction, pulping, pulpit, pulpiteer, pulpitis, pulpitum, pulp nodule

Example sentences from the Web for pulping

It may be pulped by some of the pulping machines now in use, the day it is gathered, then washed and dried.
Florida: Past and present|Samuel Curtis Upham
In return, they taught him to milk, and let him do little jobs—chopping hay or pulping turnips—just as much as he liked.
Sons and Lovers|David Herbert Lawrence
By pulping, which operation is performed in pulping engines or beaters, the washing is expeditious and thorough.
Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare|C. W. Sleeman
The process of pulping is simplicity itself; the trees are felled in the forests on the hillsides close by, and sawn into blocks.
Peeps at Many Lands: Norway|A.F. Mockler-Ferryman

The pulping being complete, the contents are run into poachers for the final washing.
Torpedoes and Torpedo Warfare|C. W. Sleeman