Definition of "morticing" []

• Present participle of mortice. (verb)

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• "The chisels lie in neat rows, the set squares fit snugly under brass clips, and the morticing tools nest in their niches."
• "The big electric machines are ranged around the walls: a morticing machine, a pillar drill, a circular saw, a bandsaw and a plane."
• ""Doctor's bin post – morticing the prisoner what was flogged this morning, sir," said Troke, "and we're cleanin 'up.""