preeming

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English

Verb

preeming

  1. present participle and gerund of preem

Noun

preeming (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The task of cleaning the teasel-rods and handles in cloth manufacture.
    • 1835, Andrew Ure, The philosophy of manufactures, page 203:
      After the preeming period, the lads are put either to the gig-machines, or to the lewises in the cutting or shearing-room.