Bee″tle (bē″t'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Beetled (–t'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Beetling.] 1. To beat with a heavy mallet.
2. To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton goods.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.