ˈteaming, vbl. n.
[f. team v. + -ing1.]
The action of the verb team. Also attrib. and with up in senses 1 b and c of team v.
| 1733 W. Ellis Chiltern & Vale Farm. 317 A Teaming-pin of about eleven Inches long. 1829 Glover's Hist. Derby I. 182 The breeding of heavy, or teaming horses. 1852 J. Wiggins Embanking 115 Cutting and filling 5d. per yard. Teaming 3/8ths of a mile 03/4d. per yard. 1877 Knight Dict. Mech., Teaming.. 2. The operation of transporting earth from the cutting to the embankment. 3. A certain mode of manufacturing work, which is given out to a boss, who hires a gang or team to do it, and is responsible to the owner of the stock. 1883 Harper's Mag. Aug. 390/2 All the teaming is done with one-horse carts. 1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 8 Mar. 74/1 The teaming-up of some well-known French manufacturers with..American companies is bound to act as a ‘shot in the arm’ to the French engineering industry. 1966 Guardian 25 Apr. 6/4 A Jaeger shop..in Southport..is making a strong feature of ‘teaming up’—that is, exactly matching colours can be found in coats, suits, hats, skirts, slacks, blouses, and knitwear. |