Dewretting
Pronunciation : Dew"ret`ting
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Dewrotting; the process of decomposing the gummy matter of flax and hemp and setting the fibrous part, by exposure on a sward to dew, rain, and sunshine.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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