D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Eking

/ēk'-ĭng/ · Ek·ing · IPA /ˈiːkɪŋ/
01 n. A lengthening or filling piece to make good a deficiency in length.
  1. 1.
    A lengthening or filling piece to make good a deficiency in length.(Shipbuilding)