| 单词 | tank bottoms |
| 释义 | > as lemmastank bottoms a. Matter remaining at the bottom of a liquid, esp. following distillation, purification, etc.; dregs, sediment; †the last portion of wine in a cask (obsolete). Chiefly in plural, and now frequently in tank bottoms.When in plural, generally with plural agreement, but in quot. 1808 with singular agreement. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] > dregs or lees in vessel or cask drastc1000 drosenc1000 drega1300 lagsa1525 bottom1563 snuff1592 tilta1603 tilting1611 heeltap1753 dunder1774 tops and bottoms1905 1563 W. Fulke Goodle Gallerye Causes Meteors iv. f. 61 The saltnes of the sea..is caused by ye sunn, that draweth from it all thinne & swete vapors, to make rayne leauing the reste as the setling or bottom, which is salt. 1660 J. Howell Cotgrave's French & Eng. Dict. Bottom, or the settling of liquor at the bottom. 1703 London Gaz. No. 3963/3 The White Wines..at 40l. per Tun, the White Bottoms at 10l. 1808 J. Davies Innkeeper & Butler's Guide (ed. 9) 57 As much of it as runs fine, you may put to the rest of the wine; but the bottoms of port is generally put into the..cask without going through the filtering bag. 1910 Encycl. Brit. IV. 501/2 Each cask is fitted with..a pipe and cock for the removal of the finished beer and ‘bottoms’. 1954 Sewage & Industr. Wastes 26 1511/2 The waste disposal plant is designed to handle 900 bbl. per day of tank bottoms, oil-separator bottoms, and emulsions from separators and slop tanks. 1984 Truck & Bus Transportation Oct. 76/2 The clean solvent is separated from the oily waste ‘bottoms’. 2008 N. Starbard Beverage Industry Microfiltration v. 147 Tank bottoms or lees recovery may use a metal membrane. < as lemmas |
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