Breaming

/ˈbriːmɪŋ/ verb

The act of cleaning a ship's hull by burning off seaweed and barnacles, or fishing for bream.

From 'bream' (a fish or ship-cleaning method) + '-ing' suffix. The nautical sense derives from Old English 'bræme,' originally referring to burning or scraping hulls; the fishing sense comes from the freshwater fish bream.

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