Eking

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  • n. The act or process of adding.
  • n. That which is added.
  • n. A supplementary piece of timber used to lengthen another.
  • v. Present participle of eke.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A lengthening or filling piece to make good a deficiency in length.
  • n. The carved work under the quarter piece at the aft part of the quarter gallery.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of adding.
  • n. That which is added.
  • n. The carved work under the lower part of the quarterpiece of a ship at the aft part of the quarter-gallery. Also eke.
    • Word Usage
    "Washington turned the ball over three times in eking out a 20-17 victory, on a late field goal by Chip Lohmiller."
    Variant
    eiking   
    Verb Stem
    eke   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    creaking    critiquing    freaking    leaking    peaking    peeking    reeking    seeking    shrieking    sneaking   
     
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