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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., Ree...
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▪ I. ˈreaming, vbl. n. [f. ream v.3 + -ing1.] 1. (See the vb. and quots.)1815 Burney Falconer's Mar. Dict., Reaming, in block-making, the act of increasing the size of a hole with a large instrument. 1882 Nares Seamanship (ed. 6) 156 The lead that remains in the groove must be extracted—this is call...
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▪ I. † ream, n.1 Obs. Forms: 1 hréam, 2–3 ream, 3 ræm, rem. [OE. hréam, of obscure origin; hence reme v.1 The n. is common in OE. and early ME., but is not found after c 1250.] Clamour, outcry, shouting.c 897 K. ælfred Gregory's Past. C. lv. 427 Ðætte swiðe wære ᵹemaniᵹfalðod Sodomwara hream & Gomor...
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▪ I. sharp, a. and n.1 (ʃɑːp) Forms: 1–2 scearp, 2–3 scærp, 3 sc(h)erp, scarp, ssarp, Orm. sharrp, 3–4 sarp, 3–6 scharp, 4, 6 sharppe, 4–7 sharpe, 5 sherpe, sarpe, scarpe, 5–6 scharpe, scharp, 6 sharpp, Sc. schairp, scherpe, schirpe, 3– sharp. [Com. Teut. (wanting in Gothic): OE. scearp corresponds ...
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