Bream \Bream\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Breamed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Breaming}.] [Cf. {Broom}, and G. ein schiff brennen.]
(Naut.)
To clean, as a ship's bottom of adherent shells, seaweed,
etc., by the application of fire and scraping.
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