\Graft"ing\ n. 1. (Hort.) The act, art, or process of
inserting grafts.
2. (Naut.) The act or method of weaving a cover for a ring,
   rope end, etc.

3. (Surg.) The transplanting of a portion of flesh or skin to
   a denuded surface; autoplasty.

4. (Carp.) A scarfing or endwise attachment of one timber to
   another.

{Cleft grafting} (Hort.) a method of grafting in which the
   scion is placed in a cleft or slit in the stock or stump
   made by sawing off a branch, usually in such a manaer that
   its bark evenly joins that of the stock.

{Crown, or Rind, grafting}, a method of grafting which the
   alburnum and inner bark are separated, and between them is
   inserted the lower end of the scion cut slantwise.

{Saddle grafting}, a mode of grafting in which a deep cleft
   is made in the end of the scion by two sloping cuts, and
   the end of the stock is made wedge-shaped to fit the cleft
   in the scion, which is placed upon it saddlewise.

{Side grafting}, a mode of grafting in which the scion, cut
   quite across very obliquely, so as to give it the form of
   a slender wedge, is thrust down inside of the bark of the
   stock or stem into which it is inserted, the cut side of
   the scion being next the wood of the stock.

{Skin grafting}. (Surg.) See {Autoplasty.}

{Splice grafting} (Hort.), a method of grafting by cutting
   the ends of the scion and stock completely across and
   obliquely, in such a manner that the sections are of the
   same shape, then lapping the ends so that the one cut
   surface exactly fits the other, and securing them by tying
   or otherwise.

{Whip grafting}, tongue grafting, the same as splice
   grafting, except that a cleft or slit is made in the end
   of both scion and stock, in the direction of the grain and
   in the middle of the sloping surface, forming a kind of
   tongue, so that when put together, the tongue of each is
   inserted in the slit of the other.

{Grafting scissors}, a surgeon's scissors, used in
   rhinoplastic operations, etc.

{Grafting tool}.
   (a) Any tool used in grafting.
   (b) A very strong curved spade used in digging canals.

{Grafting wax}, a composition of rosin, beeswax tallow, etc.,
   used in binding up the wounds of newly grafted trees.