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piling
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piling [′pīl·iŋ]
(graphic arts)
Caking of ink on the rollers, plate, or blanket of a printing press or an accumulation of paper coating on the blanket of an offset press.

piling
The property of a paint which causes it to gain viscosity rapidly during application, making it difficult to apply a smooth uniform film.


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As far as whether to attach the davits to pilings or to the sea wall, there are different schools of thought on that.
Applications include window lineals, ladder rails, tool handles, fan shrouds, utility-pole cross-arms, and sheet pilings for seawalls.
Juvenile king crab are common occupants of wooden dock pilings, suggesting that pilings could be used to mitigate for loss of natural habitat.
 
 
 
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