Sid"ing (?), n.

1.

Attaching one's self to a party.

2.

A side track, as a railroad; a turnout.

3. Carp.

The covering of the outside wall of a frame house, whether made of weatherboards, vertical boarding with cleats, shingles, or the like.

4. Shipbuilding

The thickness of a rib or timber, measured, at right angles with its side, across the curved edge; as, a timber having a siding of ten inches.

 

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