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eaving en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈiːvɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The eaves of a roof.
    • These outer boards lapped over each other, and were fastened to the upright and horizontal timbers by nails much larger than those now used in the roof-eaving. 1855, Gideon Hiram Hollister, The History of Connecticut, page 428:

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