shouldering

noun

1. The act of pushing or barging with the shoulder.

2. (architecture) The process of bracing a load with a jutting structural member such as a corbel or bracket.

3. A flanged portion of something, similar to a lip but occuring on the side rather than the rim. axle with shouldering

4. The rounding and raising of the top edges of slate tiles.

verb

1. present participle of shoulder