knitting

Etymology

From Middle English knyttynge; equivalent to knit + -ing.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of knit

noun

1. The action of the verb to knit; the process of producing knitted material.
   I find knitting very relaxing.
2. Material that has been, or is being knitted.
   She put down her knitting and went to answer the phone.
3. (rail transport, informal, UK) overhead electrification wires, OHLE
   Fair point. Instead of tearing down the knitting and using diesel, tear down the knitting and use turbines. 26 April 2002, David Stevenson, “Re: Diesel vs Electric”, in uk.railway (Usenet), retrieved 2018-04-10, message-ID <B8EF5604.1C7F1%hoagy@cix.co.uk>
   It also helps, if: … the knitting is aligned with the track below, or rather vice versa, something else that went after 1996. 19 October 2007, "Capt. Deltic", “Re: GNER knitting down (again)”, in uk.railway (Usenet), retrieved 2018-04-10, message-ID <1192811754.580518.56340@e34g2000pro.googlegroups.com>
   My suggestion would be to electrify the uphill bits only, in each direction, and to use diesel traction when coming down the other side. Massive savings on posts and knitting for a start. 9 December 2016, Andrew Clarke, “Re: Great Western Railway warns of slower journeys on new trains”, in uk.railway (Usenet), retrieved 2018-04-10, message-ID <111f6d4a-e880-4b12-89f3-04250296ea7d@googlegroups.com>