The action or process of fastening something with brads (thin nails).
From 'brad' plus the gerund/present participle suffix '-ing'. This form emerged with industrial woodworking in the 19th century when brad nails became standardized manufacturing products.
Bradding is so specific to finishing carpentry that entire factories developed automated 'bradding machines' in the 1900s—these machines could drive thousands of tiny nails per day into trim and molding, revolutionizing furniture manufacturing.
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