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reem |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Reem \Reem\ (r?m), n. [Heb.] (Zo["o]l.) The Hebrew name of a horned wild animal, probably the Urus. Note: In King James's Version it is called unicorn; in the Revised Version, wild ox --Job xxxix 9. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Reem \Reem\, v. t. [Cf. {Ream} to make a hole in.] (Naut.) To open (the seams of a vessel's planking) for the purpose of calking them {Reeming iron} (Naut.), an iron chisel for reeming the seams of planks in calking ships.
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