carding

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noun

A piece of wool rolled by a carding machine.

UncommonScrabble 11

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of card
nouncarding (countable and uncountable, plural cardings)

plural cardings

  1. countableA piece of wool rolled by a carding machine.
  2. uncountableThe fraudulent trafficking of credit card details.
  3. CanadacountableuncountablegovernmentA police practice where an officer stops, questions, and documents information from a person to gather intelligence, when no crime or suspicion of crime has been committed.
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carding.

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