† fine-stilln.
Obsolete. rare.
A vessel used in distilling alcohol from sugar or treacle.
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fine-still?1734
?1734 P. Shaw Chem. Lect. xii. sig. P6 Many large Vessels, such as Mash-Tuns, Coolers, Fermenting-Backs, Coarse-Stills, and Fine-Stills, become necessary therein.
Derivatives
fine-stilling n.
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fine-stilling?1734
?1734 P. Shaw Chem. Lect. Contents p. xxi Fine-stilling.
1765 T. H. Croker et al. Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. II. at Fine-stiller That branch of the art which is employed on the distilling the spirit from treacle or other preparations or recrements of sugar, is called fine-stilling, by way of distinction from malt-stilling.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
† fine-stillv.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
transitive. To distil (alcohol) from sugar or treacle.
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fine-still1828
1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Finestill, to distill spirit from melasses, treacle or some preparation of saccharine matter.
1847 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Fine-still, to distil spirit from treacle, or some preparation of saccharine matter.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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