▪ I. tierer1
(ˈtɪərə(r))
[f. tier n.1 or v.1 + -er1.]
a. Naut. One who stows the cable in the tier: see tier n.1 2 b. b. One who arranges anything in tiers.
| 1825 H. B. Gascoigne Nav. Fame 48 Hard work the Tierers in the Tier below, The sturdy Cable in true coils to Stow. 1891 Cent. Dict., Tierer. |
▪ II. ˈtierer2
var. or erron. f. teerer: see under teer v.
| 1836 in Statist. Acc. Scotl. (1845) VIII. 384 Block-printers, journeymen 16, apprentices 44, Tierers, one to each printer. |
So tiering, = teering.
| 1904 Eng. Dial. Dict., Tiering, the cieling or rendering of a roof; the plastering under slates. |