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.
Hear it pronounced