caaming

noun

caam·​ing

ˈkämiŋ,

-ˈȧ-

plural -s

: the setting of the reed in weaving by the proper placing of the threads of the warp

Word History

Etymology

caam + -ing

First Known Use

1807, in the meaning defined above

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