eking.
The act or process of adding.
Meaning & usage
The act or process of adding.
That which is added.
A supplementary piece of timber used to lengthen another.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English *eking, *eching, deverbal of eken (“to increase, add”), equivalent to eke + -ing. More at eke.
present participle and gerund of eke
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