flanging

Variant of flange

noun

a projecting rim or collar on a wheel, pipe, rail, etc., that serves to hold it in place, give it strength, guide it, or attach it to something else

Origin: < ? ME flaunch, a lenticular space on a coat of arms < OFr flanche, side, var. of flanc: see flank

transitive verb

flanged, flanging to put a flange on
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