feathering strip

noun

One of the tapered wood filler strips placed along the butt ends of old wood shingles to create a relatively smooth surface when reroofing over existing wood shingle roofs.

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horse feather
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Meanings

nounfeathering strip (plural feathering strips)

plural feathering strips

  1. businessOne of the tapered wood filler strips placed along the butt ends of old wood shingles to create a relatively smooth surface when reroofing over existing wood shingle roofs.

    Synonyms: horse feather

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne of the tapered wood filler strips placed along the butt ends of old wood shingles to create a relatively smooth surface when reroofing over existing wood shingle roofs.

Similar
horse feather
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APA

feathering strip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feathering%20strip

MLA

“feathering strip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feathering%20strip. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feathering strip,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feathering%20strip.

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