reeming, vbl. n.
(ˈriːmɪŋ)
Also reaming.
[See ream v.3]
(See quot. 1846.) Also Comb., as reeming-beetle, reeming-iron.
| 1750 T. R. Blanckley Nav. Expos. 130 Reeming Irons, are used by the Caulkers for opening the Seams of the Planks of Ships on the Stocks before caulked. 1846 A. Young Naut. Dict., Reeming, in shipbuilding, opening the seams of the planks with iron wedges, called reeming-irons, in order that the oakum used in caulking may be more readily admitted. 1867 Smyth Sailor's Word-bk. 566 Reeming-Beetle, a caulker's largest mallet. 1875 Knight Dict. Mech. 1905/2 The tool is a reeming-iron struck by a reeming-beetle. |