Sleeving

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Hollow flexible tube used as insulation for wires and cables. UK, countable, uncountable

    "Pull up the sleeving along the cable, including the copper wire, then using a cigarette lighter heat the sleeving to make it shrink."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of sleeve form-of, gerund, participle, present

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armgarmentjacketjacketparts

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"Pull up the sleeving along the cable, including the copper wire, then using a cigarette lighter heat the sleeving to make it shrink."

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