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ream

2  [reem]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to enlarge to desired size (a previously bored hole) by means of a reamer.
2. to clear with a reamer; remove or press out by reaming.
3. to extract the juice from: to ream an orange.
4. Slang.
a. to scold or reprimand severely (usually fol. by out).
b. to cheat; defraud.
Origin:
1805–15; orig. uncert.
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ream (so) out

  1. tv.
    to scold someone severely. : The coach reamed out the whole team.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

ream  (n.)
1356, from O.Fr. reyme, from Sp. resma, from Arabic rizmah "bundle" (of paper), from rasama "collect into a bundle." The Moors brought manufacture of cotton paper to Spain. Early variant rym (1470s) suggests a Du. influence (cf. Du. riem), probably during the time of Spanish Hapsburg control of Holland. Properly, 20 quires or 480 sheets, usually 500 or more to allow for waste. Of paper for printing, 21 and a half quires, or 516 sheets (printers' ream).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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