Fill"ing (?), n.

1.

That which is used to fill a cavity or any empty space, or to supply a deficiency; as, filling for a cavity in a tooth, a depression in a roadbed, the space between exterior and interior walls of masonry, the pores of open-grained wood, the space between the outer and inner planks of a vessel, etc.

2.

The woof in woven fabrics.

3. Brewing

Prepared wort added to ale to cleanse it.

Back filling. Arch. See under Back, a.

 

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