单词 | huckmuck |
释义 | huckmuckn. local. ‘A strainer used in brewing. It consists of a bundle of twigs, generally part of an old broom, placed at the bottom of the mashing-keeve or vat, to prevent the grains running out when the wort is drawn off’ (F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. 1886). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > brewing > [noun] > strainer theadc1400 huckmuck1472 jack back1764 wilch1823 hop-jack1875 hop-back1888 1472 in E. Hobhouse Churchwardens' Accts. (1890) 108 For iiij hukmuckes vjd, for hopyng iiid. 1517 in E. Hobhouse Church-wardens' Accts. (1890) 135 Payd for huckmocks vjd. 1825 J. Britton Wiltsh. Gloss. (E.D.S.) Huckmuck, a kind of strainer used in brewing. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1472 |
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