Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An obsolete form of
ream . - noun A dialectal variant of
rime . - Same as
ream . - noun The Hebrew name of an animal mentioned in the Old Testament (Job xxxix. 9, etc.), variously translated ‘unicorn,’ ‘wild ox,’ and ‘ox-antelope,’ now identified as Bos primigenius.
- To cry or moan.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The Hebrew name of a horned wild animal, probably the Urus.
- transitive verb (Naut.) To open (the seams of a vessel's planking) for the purpose of calking them.
- transitive verb (Naut.) an iron chisel for reeming the seams of planks in calking ships.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive, nautical To open (the seams of a vessel's planking) for the purpose of calking them.
- noun A large
horned animal in ancient Hebrew literature, variously identified with the wild ox oraurochs (Bos primigenius), theArabian oryx , or a mythical creature (compareunicorn ).
Etymologies
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Examples
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Sometimes "unicorn" or reem is a mere poetical symbol or abstraction; but the buffalo is the animal referred to here, from the contrast to the tame ox, used in ploughing (Job 39: 10, 12). abide -- literally, "pass the night." crib -- (Isa 1: 3).
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Report Abuse this is for the mad person called reem.
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My dad informs me of when he used ‘mearce’ to mean anything bad when he was a kid, and ‘reem’ to mean anything good, imagine my surprise when I found the words still in use today in another city!
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Marissa’s Review Forum 2009
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Can you upload pictures of more normal sized rooms? reem
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Seriously, the one and only Official Version has reem, nine times.
Creationists on the Square in Madison, Wisconsin - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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Given multiple traditions for what was meant by reem, they could have ducked the issue and simply transliterated the word, like they did with Leviathan and Behemoth.
Creationists on the Square in Madison, Wisconsin - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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I was not going to comment … but come on man .. let the people reem ya if they are fans, let them praise you if they are not … but please don't be a total jerk to defend yourself and these articles …
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You are apparently assuming that of course the Bible was somewhere just had to be talking about unicorns, and since we therefore know its in there, by process of elimination of the rest of the entire Bible, we end up deducing reem can only mean unicorn.
Creationists on the Square in Madison, Wisconsin - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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Seriously though s far as I can see under a reem of various bits of legislation/common law the officers acted correctly.
Good For The Goose « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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Seriously, the one and only Official Version has reem, nine times.
Creationists on the Square in Madison, Wisconsin - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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