| 释义 |
† ˈuting, vbl. n. Obs.
[Later var. of yowting, yeoting, yoting vbl. n.]
The action of steeping grain in the process of brewing. Only attrib. in uting-fat, uting-room, uting-vat.
1610R. Vaughan Water-Workes E 4, Vting-rooms, Garnars, Matting-roomes [etc.]. Ibid. K 3, The water from my Vting-vats will doe the like. 1702Act 1 Anne Stat. 2, c. 3 §3 All Cisterns Uting-Fats Utensils and other Vessels. 1720Lond. Gaz. No. 5864/3 Corn..steeped in any Cistern or Uting-Fat. 1800Act 41 Geo. III, c. 6, Every Maltster..should wet or steep his Barley..in the Cistern, [or] Uting-fat. |