Trimming /(?)/

Trim·ming

Trimming

a.
  1. a. from Trim, v.
    The Whigs are, essentially, an inefficient, trimming, halfway sort of a party.
    — Jeffrey.

Phrases & Compounds
Trimming joist
a joist into which timber trimmers are framed; a header. See Header.

Trimming

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 plural<-- as, We had a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. -->.
  3. The act of reprimanding or chastisting; as, to give a boy a trimming. [Colloq.]