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caaming

noun
caam·​ing | \ˈkämiŋ, -ˈȧ-\
plural -s

Definition of caaming 

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

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First Known Use of caaming

1807, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for caaming

caam + -ing

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