The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Toothing \Tooth"ing\, n. 1. The act or process of indenting or furnishing with teeth. [1913 Webster] 2. (Masonry) Bricks alternately projecting at the end of a wall, in order that they may be bonded into a continuation of it when the remainder is carried up. [1913 Webster] Toothing plane, a plane of which the iron is formed into a series of small teeth, for the purpose of roughening surfaces, as of veneers. [1913 Webster]