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preeming
present
participle
and
gerund
of
preem
Noun
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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.
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