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▪ I. tierer1|ˈtɪərə(r)|
[f. tier n.1 or v.1 + -er1.]
a. Naut. One who stows the cable in the tier: see tier n.1 2 b.
b. One who arranges anything in tiers.
1825H. B. Gascoigne Nav. Fame 48 Hard work the Tierers in the Tier below, The sturdy Cable in true coils to Stow. 1891Cent. Dict., Tierer.
▪ II. ˈtierer2
var. or erron. f. teerer: see under teer v.
1836in Statist. Acc. Scotl. (1845) VIII. 384 Block-printers, journeymen 16, apprentices 44, Tierers, one to each printer.
So tiering, = teering.
1904Eng. Dial. Dict., Tiering, the cieling or rendering of a roof; the plastering under slates. |