Ta'bling, n.

noun

n. 1. A forming into tables; a setting down in order.

  1. (Carp.) The letting of one timber into another by alternate scores or projections, as in shipbuilding.
  2. (Naut.) A broad hem made on the skirts of sails by turning over the edge of the canvas, and sewing it down. Totten.
  3. The act of playing at tables. See TABLE, 10. [Obs.]