Synonyms for casing

Grammar : Noun

Spell : key-sing

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkeɪ sɪŋ

Définition of casing

Origin : 1570s, "action of fitting with a case," verbal noun from case (v.). Meaning "a covering" is from 1839.

noun covering

Example sentences :

The casing also serves to retain a certain amount of lubricant.
Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885 » by Various

Now she was leaning against one casing of the doorway, now against the other.
Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum

That is, the casing had been run on through the producing strata, shutting it off.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 » by Various

For the walls of the hole below the bottom of the casing had caved.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 » by Various

The door was open, but the casing was only three inches above the water.
Extract from : « The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men » by Francis William Rolt-Wheeler

You've probably read about how the job of casing a joint should be done.
Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith

He was casing the joint, making sure there was no one left in it.
Extract from : « Out Like a Light » by Gordon Randall Garrett

The fur looked interesting, and he skinned it out, casing the hide.
Extract from : « Cat and Mouse » by Ralph Williams

This casing was separated from the pattern and given a coat of shellac on the inside.
Extract from : « Concrete Construction » by Halbert P. Gillette

No tight lacing; no casing in whalebone—nothing like a hoop.
Extract from : « The Hour and the Man » by Harriet Martineau

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