tabling

TA'BLING, ppr. Boarding; forming into a table; letting one timber into another by scores.

TA'BLING, n. 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.