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excambing

excambing is the present participle and gerund of excamb.

Meaning of excamb

Verb

excamb (third-person singular simple present excambs, present participle excambing, simple past and past participle excambed)

  1. (historical, transitive, Scots law) To exchange (during transfers of land).
    • excamb a part used recently for burial in return for an addition to the kirkyard

Questions about excambing

What is excambing the present participle and gerund of?
Excambing is the present participle and gerund of excamb.

Words near excambing in the dictionary

  1. Excaliburs
  2. excamb
  3. excambed
  4. excambie
  5. excambied
  6. excambing
  7. excambion
  8. excambions
  9. excambium
  10. excambs
  11. excambying

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