Eked imp. & p. p. : of Eke

Example:
How come Obama only won by 4 percentage points?

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Defination from the web:
... Inflected Form(s): eked; ek·ing. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English īecan, ēcan; akin to Old High German ouhhōn to add, Latin augēre to increase, Greek auxein ...