"waisting" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: waistings [plural]
Etymology: waist + -ing Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|waist|ing}} waist + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} waisting (plural waistings)
  1. That which goes at the waist (of a person, as on a garment, or of an object).
    Sense id: en-waisting-en-noun-h~HG8bPI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 71 29
  2. A failure in mechanical testing, where part of the testpiece becomes narrow.
    Sense id: en-waisting-en-noun-0dS99oFl

Inflected forms

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