Beetling

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Beetle \Bee"tle\ (b[=e]"t'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beetled}
     (-t'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Beetling}.]
     1. To beat with a heavy mallet.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle


        or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton goods.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  beetling
       adj : jutting or overhanging; "beetle brows" [syn: {beetle}]