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retting (root: ret)
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retting, n.
- The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and kindred processes; -- also called
rotting . See Ret. Ure. [1913 Webster] - A place where flax is retted; a rettery. Ure. [1913 Webster]
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