Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A machine for making shingles from a block of wood.
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The shingle bolts are picked off the moving platforms by men or boys, and sent to the shingle-machine, Fig. 52, where they are sawn into shingles and dropped down-stairs to be packed.
Handwork in Wood William Noyes
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