Definition of "jointing" []

• The act of making a joint (noun)
• The set of joints so produced (noun)
• The initial grinding of the teeth of a cutting tool, prior to sharpening (noun)

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• "The surface ships used by undersea-cable companies to install and repair cables have similar chambers--called jointing rooms--where crews work on the delicate fibers."
• "Not pictured was what sucked up most of my day - the chicken-ancho cacciatore made completely from scratch (from jointing and skinning the bird to chopping the veg to stewing it all together)."
• "Her mermaids, with their serpentine jointing, displayed an uncanny sinuousness."