| Summary: | trim v The oil thus extracted [from the seal blubber] is poured into hogsheads which have been duly trimmed, that is, which have been kept a long time filled up with water. [This is Nfld plim v 2.Cp _OED_ trim v 3 'To fit out (a ship); spec to caulk, clean, & dress a ship's bottom' obs (1513-1850, esp. 1711 quot] [Seems unlikely to be a misprint for plimmed in A's hand- writing, but I'll check MSS again] [We can consider for DNE Sup, either in amended headnote to the plim entry, and partial gloss, or at trim v 1, to add to 1772 quot, cp OED trim v 2 'to put into proper condition; prepare' obs] PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup G.M. Story JUL. 7 1988 WK Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used Sup plim
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