Trimming

[Sarah]

a. from Trim, v.The Whigs are, essentially, an inefficient, trimming, halfway sort ofa party. Jeffrey.Trimming joist (Arch.), a joist into which timber trimmers areframed; a header. See Header. Knight.

[Mary Mallozziberg]

Trimming in Yachting. Adjusting the sails with the sheets to fill or empty them of wind as needed.

[Britney]

Small pieces trimmed off something.