thatching (countable and uncountable, plural thatchings)
Bundles of hay or straw used to make a roof.
The act or art of covering with thatch.
• (bundles of hay or straw used to make a roof): thatch
thatching
present participle of thatch
Source: Wiktionary
Thatch"ing, n.
1. The act or art of covering buildings with thatch; so as to keep out rain, snow, etc.
2. The materials used for this purpose; thatch.
Thatch, n. Etym: [OE. thak, AS. Ăž\'91c a roof; akin to Ăžeccean to cover, D. dak a roof, dekken to cover, G. dach a roof, decken 8cover, Icel. Ăžak a roof, Sw. tak, Dan. tag, Lith. stogas, Ir. teagh a house, Gael. teach, tigh, W. ty, L. tegere to cover, toga a toga, Gr. sthag. Cf. Deck, Integument, Tile, Toga.]
1. Straw, rushes, or the like, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: A name in the West Indies for several kinds of palm, the leaves of which are used for thatching. Thatch sparrow, the house sparrow. [Prov. Eng.]
Thatch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thatched; p. pr. & vb. n. Thatching.] Etym: [From Thatch, n.: cf. OE. thecchen, AS. to cover.]
Definition: To cover with, or with a roof of, straw, reeds, or some similar substance; as, to thatch a roof, a stable, or a stack of grain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
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