ˈhatting, vbl. n.
[f. hat v. and n. + -ing1.]
a. = hat-making. b. Material for hats. c. The covering of a tan-pit with its hat of bark: see hat n. 6 a. d. The taking off or lifting of the hat in reverence or courtesy; giving a hat.
| 1796 Morse Amer. Geog. I. 542 Hatting is a business long established. 1853 C. Morfit Tanning, etc. 208 The hatting of the pit is completed. 1880 G. Allen in Academy 24 Jan. 59/1 The kneeling, bowing, and hatting of modern Europe. |