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From obsolete eke (“to add to, augment; to increase”) + out.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
eke out
Today it means: To supplement. Full definition →
Today it means: To supplement. Full definition →
From obsolete eke (“to add to, augment; to increase”) + out.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.