shingle
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- (countable) A shingle is a small and thin piece of building material that has one end thicker than the other. It is used for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of a building.
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- (transitive) If a person shingles a building, they cover with it with shingles.
- (transitive) (metallurgy) If you shingle a material, you hammer and squeeze it in order to expel cinder and impurities from it.