2. To inclose in a house; figuratively, to shelter.

Here had we now our country's honor roofed.

Shak.

Roof"er (?), n. One who puts on roofs.

Roof"ing, n. 1. The act of covering with a roof.

2. The materials of which a roof is composed; materials for a roof.

Gwilt.

3. Hence, the roof itself; figuratively, shelter. "Fit roofing gave."

Southey.

4. (Mining) The wedging, as of a horse or car, against the top of an

underground passage. Raymond.

Roof"less, a. 1. Having no roof; as, a roofless house.

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