Thatching

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

  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.


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

  Thatching \Thatch"ing\, n.
     1. The act or art of covering buildings with thatch; so as to
        keep out rain, snow, etc.
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     2. The materials used for this purpose; thatch.
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