eking

Meanings

Noun

  • The act or process of adding.
  • That which is added.
  • A supplementary piece of timber used to lengthen another.

Verb

  • Present participle of eke

Origin

  • From Middle English, deverbal of eken, equivalent to eke + -ing. More at eke.
  • From eke.

Modern English dictionary

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