vessel trimming

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• Trimming — Apparently, derived from the Middle English Trim , the word was probably job descriptive for one who ballasted a vessel, or dressed timbers to smooth them. The Trimming of garments and cloth seems to be a much later derivation, probably 16th… …   Surnames reference

• trimming — trim·ming || trɪmɪŋ n. pruning, clipping, cutting; ornamentation, decorating trɪm n. order, condition; material used for ornamentation; decoration (in a store window, etc.); condition of a sea vessel (Nautical); minor haircut; something… …   English contemporary dictionary

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