bambooing

plural bambooings

1. countableuncountableA flogging with a bamboo cane.

   'Oh, well,' said Ellis, 'if they won't come up to the scratch you can always get hold of the ringleaders and give them a good bambooing on the Q.T.

   1934, George Orwell, chapter 9, in Burmese Days

2. countableuncountableengineeringA ridged surface texture, like that of bamboo, caused by manufacturing problems.

   Bambooing at low temperatures is apparently due to the formation of an unstable hydrodynamic film.

   1972, Journal of the Institute of Metals, volume 100, page 81

3. countableuncountablePainting (furniture, etc.) to give it the appearance of bamboo.

   The most suitable subjects for bambooing are turned or cane furniture, rounded mouldings and light, wooden picture frames.

   1994, Penny Swift, The Complete Book of Paint Techniques, New Holland, page 67

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bamboo