Definition of graving Graving
grav•ing
We found 12 definitions of graving from 6 different sources.
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What does graving mean?
Wiktionary 
- graving (Noun)
The act of cleaning a ship's bottom. - graving (Noun)
An engraving. - graving (Verb)
Present participle of grave.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- graving (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Grave - graving (n.)
The act of cleaning a ship's bottom. - graving (n.)
The act or art of carving figures in hard substances, esp. by incision or in intaglio. - graving (n.)
That which is graved or carved. - graving (n.)
Impression, as upon the mind or heart.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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graving
grāv′ing, n. an act of graving or cutting out on hard substances: that which is graved or cut out: carved-work: act of cleaning a ship's bottom.—n. Grav′ing-dock, a dock into which ships are taken to have their bottoms cleaned
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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graving
oeuvres de marée, the act of cleaning a ship’s bottom when she is laid aground during the recess of the tide. See the article BREAMING, where this operation is particularly explained.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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graving
The act of cleaning a ship's bottom by burning off the impurities, and paying it over with tar or other substance, while she is laid aground during the recess of the tide. (See BREAMING.)
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🔤- graving, verb, gerund of grave (infinitive).
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