beetling

2 definitions found

beetling - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Beetle \Bee"tle\ (b[=e]"t'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beetled
     (-t'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Beetling.]
     1. To beat with a heavy mallet.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle
        or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton goods.
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beetling - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  beetling
      adj 1: jutting or overhanging; "beetle brows" [syn: beetle,
             beetling]