preeming

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.