trimming

a. from Trim, v. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Whigs are, essentially, an inefficient, trimming, halfway sort of a party. Jeffrey. [ 1913 Webster ]

Trimming joist (Arch.), a joist into which timber trimmers are framed; a header. See Header. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of one who trims. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The act of reprimanding or chastisting; as, to give a boy a trimming. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]