Webster's 1828 Dictionary
POINTING
ppr. Directing the finger; showing; directing. 1. Marking with points; as a writing.
2. Filling the joints and crevices of a wall with mortar or cement.
POINTING
n.The art of making the divisions of a writing; punctuation. 1. The state of being pointed with marks or points.
POINTING-STOCK
n.An object of ridicule or scorn.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
POINTING
POINTING Point "ing, n.
1. The act of sharpening.
2. The act of designating, as a position or direction, by means of something pointed, as a finger or a rod.
3. The act or art of punctuating; punctuation.
4. The act of filling and finishing the joints in masonry with mortar, cement, etc. ; also, the material so used.
5. The rubbing off of the point of the wheat grain in the first process of high milling.
6. (Sculpt. )
Defn: The act or process of measuring, at the various distances from the surface of a block of marble, the surface of a future piece of statuary; also, a process used in cutting the statue from the artist's model.
POINTINGSTOCK
POINTINGSTOCK Point `ing *stock `, n.
Defn: An object of ridicule or scorn; a laughingstock. Shak.
New American Oxford Dictionary
pointing
point ing |ˈpointiNG pɔɪn (t )ɪŋ | ▶noun cement or mortar used to fill the joints of brickwork, esp. when added externally to a wall to improve its appearance and weatherproofing. • the process of adding such cement or mortar.
pointing device
point ing de vice |ˈpɔɪn (t )ɪŋ dəˌvaɪs | ▶noun Computing a generic term for any device (e.g., a graphics tablet, mouse, stylus, pointing stick, or trackball ) used to control the movement of a cursor on a computer screen.
pointing stick
point ing stick ▶noun a movable stub embedded in a laptop keyboard that is manipulated to move the screen cursor.
Oxford Dictionary
pointing
pointing |ˈpɔɪntɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action of filling the joints of brickwork or masonry with mortar.
pointing device
pointing de ¦vice ▶noun Computing a generic term for any device (e.g. a graphics tablet, mouse, stylus, or trackball ) used to control the movement of a cursor on a computer screen.
pointing stick
point ing stick ▶noun a movable stub embedded in a laptop keyboard that is manipulated to move the screen cursor.
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