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▪ I. stewing, vbl. n.|ˈstjuːɪŋ|
[f. stew v.2 + -ing1.]
a. The action of the vb. stew in various senses; an instance of this.
1398Trevisa Barth. De P.R. vii. lviii. (1495) 272 The pacyent shall haue stewynges and bamynges and oynementes hote other colde. 1618J. Taylor (Water P.) Pennyles Pilgr. F 2, Such Baking, Boyling, Rosting, and Stewing. 1778Cook 3rd Voy. iii. xii. (1784) II. 235 We met with no utensil there that could be applied to the purpose of stewing or boiling. 1877Encycl. Brit. VI. 333/2 The lid of a vessel used for stewing should be removed as little as possible. 1899Allbutt's Syst. Med. VIII. 497 Remembering to warn him against heated rooms, violent changes of temperature, stewing in bed, and any possible irritation by vestments.
b. attrib. and Comb.
1726J. Gay Let. in Corresp. J. Swift (1963) III. 168 Take a knuckle of Veal... In a Stewing pan put it. 1833Loudon Encycl. Archit. §1484 The fundamental principles of the construction of stewing-hearths. 1837Civil Engin. & Arch. Jrnl. I. 60/1 The kitchen..containing an oven, stewing-stoves, &c. 1860Hogg Fruit Man. 156 A stewing pear, in season from November to April. 1921Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 25 Oct. 6/1 (Advt.), Boneless Stewing Beef, per lb. 12½c. 1948Good Housek. Cookery Bk. ii. 159 Stewing steak is commonly used, but other meats (kidney and liver) may be made into a brown stew. 1969M. Kelly Write on Both Sides xxiii. 102 He took out the shopping list... Stewing steak, mushrooms, onions. 1978E. Malpass Wind brings up Rain xiv. 149 She'd got stewing beef in the oven.
▪ II. stewing, ppl. a.|ˈstjuːɪŋ|
[f. stew v.2 + -ing2.]
That stews; very hot.
1856Emerson Eng. Traits, Voy. Eng., Wks. (Bohn) II. 12 Nobody likes to be treated ignominiously,..rolled over, suffocated with bilge, mephitis, and stewing oil. 1911J. Masefield Everlasting Mercy (1912) 24 Jane brought the bowl of stewing gin And poured the egg and lemon in.
b. Comb. stewing-hot a.
1711Swift Jrnl. to Stella 7 June, 'Tis stewing hot, but I must rise and go to town between fire and water. 1897M. Kingsley W. Africa 684 The sudden fall of temperature that occurs after a tornado coming at the end of a stewing-hot day, is sure to tell on any one. |