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wedging [′wej·iŋ] (engineering) A method used in quarrying to obtain large, regular blocks of building stones; a row of holes is drilled, either by hand or by pneumatic drills, close to each other so that a longitudinal crevice is formed into which a gently sloping steel wedge is driven, and the block of stone can be detached without shattering. The act of changing the course of a borehole by using a deflecting wedge. The lodging of two or more wedge-shaped pieces of core inside a core barrel, and therefore blocking it. The material, moss, or wood used to render the shaft lining tight. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The age had not so much refinement, that any sense of impropriety restrained the wearers of petticoat and farthingale from stepping forth into the public ways, and wedging their not unsubstantial persons, if occasion were, into the throng nearest to the scaffold at an execution. "Then I'll break his neck," Scott retorted, continuing his shoving and wedging with the revolver muzzle. The Irishman grunted again and made a frantic struggle to twist his body around, but the wedging bodies on either side held him in a vise. |
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