eking

The act or process of adding.

Noun

  1. The act or process of adding.
  2. That which is added.
  3. A supplementary piece of timber used to lengthen another.

Origin

From Middle English *eking, *eching, deverbal of eken (“to increase, add”), equivalent to eke + -ing. More at eke.

Forms

ekings eeking ekeing

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of eke

Origin

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.