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preeming
- present participle and gerund of preem
preeming (uncountable)
- (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.