"ledging" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ledgings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English leggyng, legynge, equivalent to ledge + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|leggyng}} Middle English leggyng, {{m|enm|legynge}} legynge, {{af|en|ledge|-ing}} ledge + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} ledging (plural ledgings)
  1. The act or process of creating or developing a ledge (in mining, building, etc), or the ledge so created.
    Sense id: en-ledging-en-noun-Zc0K18bg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing

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