bambooing
noun1
A flogging with a bamboo cane.
- 'Oh, well,' said Ellis, 'if they won't come up to the scratch you can always get hold of the ringleaders and give them a good bambooing on the Q.T.1934, George Orwell, chapter 9, in Burmese Days:
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Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A ridged surface texture, like that of bamboo, caused by manufacturing problems.
- Bambooing at low temperatures is apparently due to the formation of an unstable hydrodynamic film.1972, Journal of the Institute of Metals, volume 100, page 81:
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Painting (furniture, etc.) to give it the appearance of bamboo.
- The most suitable subjects for bambooing are turned or cane furniture, rounded mouldings and light, wooden picture frames.1994, Penny Swift, The Complete Book of Paint Techniques, New Holland, page 67: