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shuttling, vbl. n.|ˈʃʌtlɪŋ|
[f. shuttle v. + -ing1.]
1. The action of using a shuttle (also fig.); the action of fixing the cop in the shuttle; concr. that which serves the purpose of a shuttle.
1874H. H. Cole Catal. Ind. Art S. Kens. Mus. 217 He then prepares the shuttling, which is more like a long knitting needle than an ordinary English shuttle, winding on it a length of the thread. 1879Cassell's Techn. Educ. IV. 399/1 To render the shuttling of the cop a matter of as little nicety as possible. 1889Century Mag. Jan. 422/1 Those [olive groves] in the distance look more hoary and soft, as though a veil of light cunningly woven by the shuttling of the rays hung over them.
2. Travelling to and fro.
1937R. S. Morton Woman Surgeon i. 15 This periodical shuttling between Virginia and New Jersey entailed as much preparation and inconvenience as a modern voyage to the Antarctic. |