Trim"ming (?),
a. from Trim, v.
The Whigs are, essentially, an inefficient, trimming, halfway sort of a party.
Jeffrey.
Trimming joist Arch., a joist into which timber trimmers are framed; a header. See Header.
Knight.
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Trim"ming, n.
1.
The act of one who trims.
2.
That which serves to trim, make right or fitting, adjust, ornament, or the like; especially, the necessary or the ornamental appendages, as of a garment; hence, sometimes, the concomitants of a dish; a relish; -- usually in the pluraltrimmings. -->.
3.
The act of reprimanding or chastisting; as, to give a boy a trimming.
[Colloq.]
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