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shingler
shin·gle 1 S0345500 (shĭng′gəl)n.1. A thin oblong piece of material, such as wood or slate, that is laid in overlapping rows to cover the roof or sides of a house or other building.2. Informal A small signboard, as one indicating a professional office: After passing the bar exam, she hung out her shingle.3. A woman's close-cropped haircut.v.tr. shin·gled, shin·gling, shin·gles 1. To cover (a roof or building) with shingles.2. To cut (hair) short and close to the head.
[Middle English, from Old English scindel, scingal, from Late Latin scindula, alteration of Latin scandula (influenced by scindere, to split).]
shin′gler n.
shin·gle 2 S0345500 (shĭng′gəl)n.1. Beach gravel consisting of large smooth pebbles.2. A stretch of shore or beach covered with such gravel.
[Middle English.]
shin′gly adj.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | shingler - a worker who shingles roofsworker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker" |
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