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▪ I. nosing|ˈnəʊzɪŋ|
[f. nose n. + -ing1.]
1. The rounded edge of a bench, or of a step projecting over the riser; also, a metal shield for the same; the prominent edge of a moulding or drip.
1775Ash, Nosing,..that which is put on at the end of anything resembling a nose. 1778Encycl. Brit. (ed. 2) 618/2 The rail cannot be fixed less than one fourth part from the nosing or front of the step. 1823P. Nicholson Pract. Build. 185 The meeting of the sides which form the external angle of the steps is called the line of nosing. 1839Civil Eng. & Arch. Jrnl. II. 363/1 A nosing, or rebated piece of iron, is made fast to the step of wood by iron studs. 1876Arch. Inst. Jrnl. XXXIII. 21 The nosing of the wall-bench..has been cut away flush with the riser.
2. The keeper of a lock, which receives the bolt.
1884Knight Dict. Mech. Suppl. 636/1.
▪ II. nosing, vbl. n. and ppl. a.
see nose v. |