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coam⋅ing

  [koh-ming]
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–noun
a raised border around an opening in a deck, roof, or floor, designed to prevent water from running below.
Origin:
1605–15; earlier coming, appar. equiv. to comb (in sense “crest”) + -ing 1
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coam·ing   (kō'mĭng)   
n.   Nautical
A raised rim or border around an opening, as in a ship's deck, designed to keep out water.

[Origin unknown.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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