TA'BLING, participle present tense Boarding; forming into a table; letting one timber into another by scores. TA'BLING, noun A forming into tables; a setting down in order. 1. The letting of one timber into another by alternate scores or projections, as in ship-building. 2. In sail-making, a broad hem made on the skirts of sails by turning over the edge of the canvas, and sewing it down.
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