Hypertext Webster Gateway: "thatching"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Thatch \Thatch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thatched}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Thatching}.] [From {Thatch}, n.: cf. OE. thecchen, AS.
?eccean to cover.]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Thatching \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.
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