"sarking" means: Wood, felt, or other material placed under the shingles of a roof or behind the outer leaf of a wall in order to provide support or insulati.... This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
sarking
(chiefly, Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, architecture) Wood, felt, or other material placed under the shingles of a roof or behind the outer leaf of a wall in order to provide support or insulation
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(chiefly, Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, architecture) Wood, felt, or other material placed under the shingles of a roof or behind the outer leaf of a wall in order to provide support or insulation; the practice of furnishing a structure with such material; an installation of such material.
Much housing work lies within this area, and to avoid high maintenance costs the Department is building many houses with plaster exteriors upon diagonal sarkings.
"sarking" means: Wood, felt, or other material placed under the shingles of a roof or behind the outer leaf of a wall in order to provide support or insulati.... This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"sarking" means: Wood, felt, or other material placed under the shingles of a roof or behind the outer leaf of a wall in order to provide support or insulati.... Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (New Zealand) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being
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(Scotland, and, Northern England) Without a shirt or smock.
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