Definition of "fluming" []

• See bar-mining. (noun)
• An artificial channel and its supporting construction, generally of timber: used to conduct a stream or canal in situations where an earth or masonry channel cannot readily be secured. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The fluming was the largest size, patent-metal stuff, half round, joined with rods, riveted and clinched."
• "It is an interesting fact to note that, prior to the building of the dam, part of the water was used for "fluming" lumber and wood to"
• "She chronicles the hard work of mining, both digging and fluming -- that is, diverting a river from its bed to excavate where the water once was."