grafting

  1. Verb.  (present participle of, [[graft#Verb) .
  2. Noun.  (horticulture) The act, art, or process of inserting grafts.
  3. Noun.  (nautical) The act or method of weaving a cover for a ring, rope end, etc.
  4. Noun.  (surgery) The transplanting of a portion of flesh or skin to a denuded surface; autoplastic.
  5. Noun.  (carpentry) A scarfing or endwise attachment of one timber to another.

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