eking
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle English *eking, *eching, deverbal of eken (“to increase, add”), equivalent to eke + -ing. More at eke.
Alternative forms
editNoun
editeking (plural ekings)
- The act or process of adding.
- That which is added.
- (nautical, obsolete) A supplementary piece of timber used to lengthen another.
Etymology 2
editFrom eke.
Verb
editeking
- present participle and gerund of eke