† preemingn.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: preem n.¹, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < preem n.¹ + -ing suffix¹. N.E.D. (1907) included both this and preemer n. under the headword preem (verb), defined as ‘to clean the teasels ? with a preem or comb’, but with only the quots. given below (together with quot. a1903 at preemer n.) as documentation, from which the verb was apparently inferred.

Weaving. Obsolete.

The action or task of cleaning the teasel rods and handles at a cotton mill.

ΚΠ

1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 202 The next employment in the cloth manufacture for which boys are fit, is preeming; that is, cleaning the teasel-rods and handles.

1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 202 Preeming is much harder and more disagreeable work than carping.

1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 203 After the preeming period, the lads are put either to the gig-machines, or to the lewises in the cutting or shearing-room.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	preeming
释义	† preemingn. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: preem n.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < preem n.¹ + -ing suffix¹. N.E.D. (1907) included both this and preemer n. under the headword preem (verb), defined as ‘to clean the teasels ? with a preem or comb’, but with only the quots. given below (together with quot. a1903 at preemer n.) as documentation, from which the verb was apparently inferred. Weaving. Obsolete. The action or task of cleaning the teasel rods and handles at a cotton mill. ΚΠ 1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 202 The next employment in the cloth manufacture for which boys are fit, is preeming; that is, cleaning the teasel-rods and handles. 1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 202 Preeming is much harder and more disagreeable work than carping. 1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 203 After the preeming period, the lads are put either to the gig-machines, or to the lewises in the cutting or shearing-room. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.1835
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