Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A tile for use in roofing. The name is generally confined to those made of earthenware, which are of two principal kinds, ‘flat’ and ‘ridge-and-furrow.’ See
tile .
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Examples
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Named after an immigrant German roofing-tile manufacturer who built a factory there at the turn of the century, it is one of the last remaining speed traps in the country.
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The report sounded alarm about the growing concentration of Canada's news industry, characterizing the media as a business like no other: What happens to the catsup or roofing-tile or widget industry affects us as consumers.
Thestar.com - Home Page Kathy English 2011
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