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Alligatoring

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    A pattern of cracking of paint on a surface leaving roughly hexagonal areas of uncracked paint. uncountable
  2. 2
    The cracking of the surfacing bitumen on a bituminous roof or coating on a SPF roof, producing a pattern of cracks similar to an alligator's hide. uncountable
  3. 3
    A manufacturing defect that can occur during rolling in which the metal sheet splits in half across a plane parallel to the rolling plane, resulting in a shape resembling an alligator mouth. uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of alligator form-of, gerund, participle, present

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