water rotv.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtə ˌrɒt/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdər ˌrɑt/,

/ˈwɑdər ˌrɑt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., rot v.

Etymology: < water n. + rot v.

Chiefly U.S. Now chiefly historical.

transitive. To ret (hemp or flax) by steeping in water; = water ret v. Cf. rot v. 4a.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with other materials > work with other materials [verb (transitive)] > processes in working with flax or hemp

reta1325

rot1670

water ret1766

dike1799

water rot1843

1705 Boston News-let. 30 July 2/2 For Hemp Water rotted,..per Ton,..Six Pounds.

1799 Weekly Mag. 20 Apr. 46/2 In Holland and Flanders, flax is generally water-rotted; for this purpose soft clear water is generally made use of.

1843 Amer. Pioneer 2 450 The manner of making ropes of linn bark, was to cut the bark in strips..and water-rot it in the same manner as rotting flax or hemp.

1872 Trans. Dep. Agric. Illinois 63 It should be shocked..in the field till cured, and the first crop water-rotted the same as hemp.

1920 T. W. Bicknell Hist. State Rhode Island III. xliv. 1056 Samuel Clarke of Jamestown, was allowed two pence per pound for hemp, raised and water-rotted by him in this Colony.

2006 J. C. Stone Slavery, Southern Culture, & Educ. in Little Dixie i. 27 The hemp would lie on the ground..to let the dew and rain rot the stalks so that the fibers could be separated. The alternative was to water rot the hemp.

Derivatives

ˈwater rotted adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > plants, grasses, or reeds > [adjective] > made of hemp > type or quality of hemp

pectinate?a1425

braked1653

rippled1724

water rotted1771

retted1788

outshot1794

topped1794

1771 E. Antil in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 1 200 Water rotted Hemp, if it be rightly managed, is every way better than that which is rotted on the ground.

1838 H. Colman 1st Rep. Agric. Mass. (Mass. Agric. Surv.) 72 The superintendent states that the water-rotted flax of Scotland is much superior to ours, which is dew-rotted.

2006 J. C. Stone Slavery, Southern Culture & Educ. in Little Dixie i. 27 Water rotted hemp, however, produced better quality hemp for stronger and cleaner rope.

ˈwater rotting n. [compare slightly earlier water retting n.]

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with other materials > [noun] > processes in working with flax or hemp

retting1611

rottinga1682

water retting1710

water rotting1714

ret1849

1714 Let. from One in Boston to Friend in Country 8 A Bounty for the encouraging the Sowing, water-rotting, and well curing of Hemp.

1794 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Cambr. 218 The practice of water-rotting is generally prefer'd to that of dew-rotting.

1863 Rep. Commissioner Agric. 1862 116 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (37th Congr., 3rd Sess.: House of Representatives Exec. Doc. 78) XI Water-rotting is essential for the finest fibre.

2007 L. A. Nelson Pharsalia (2009) iii. 117 By the early nineteenth century..it had become widely accepted that water rotting produced a higher quality fiber for rope.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	water rot
释义	water rotv. Brit. /ˈwɔːtə ˌrɒt/, U.S. /ˈwɔdər ˌrɑt/, /ˈwɑdər ˌrɑt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., rot v. Etymology: < water n. + rot v. Chiefly U.S. Now chiefly historical. transitive. To ret (hemp or flax) by steeping in water; = water ret v. Cf. rot v. 4a. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with other materials > work with other materials [verb (transitive)] > processes in working with flax or hemp reta1325 rot1670 water ret1766 dike1799 water rot1843 1705 Boston News-let. 30 July 2/2 For Hemp Water rotted,..per Ton,..Six Pounds. 1799 Weekly Mag. 20 Apr. 46/2 In Holland and Flanders, flax is generally water-rotted; for this purpose soft clear water is generally made use of. 1843 Amer. Pioneer 2 450 The manner of making ropes of linn bark, was to cut the bark in strips..and water-rot it in the same manner as rotting flax or hemp. 1872 Trans. Dep. Agric. Illinois 63 It should be shocked..in the field till cured, and the first crop water-rotted the same as hemp. 1920 T. W. Bicknell Hist. State Rhode Island III. xliv. 1056 Samuel Clarke of Jamestown, was allowed two pence per pound for hemp, raised and water-rotted by him in this Colony. 2006 J. C. Stone Slavery, Southern Culture, & Educ. in Little Dixie i. 27 The hemp would lie on the ground..to let the dew and rain rot the stalks so that the fibers could be separated. The alternative was to water rot the hemp. Derivatives ˈwater rotted adj. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > plants, grasses, or reeds > [adjective] > made of hemp > type or quality of hemp pectinate?a1425 braked1653 rippled1724 water rotted1771 retted1788 outshot1794 topped1794 1771 E. Antil in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 1 200 Water rotted Hemp, if it be rightly managed, is every way better than that which is rotted on the ground. 1838 H. Colman 1st Rep. Agric. Mass. (Mass. Agric. Surv.) 72 The superintendent states that the water-rotted flax of Scotland is much superior to ours, which is dew-rotted. 2006 J. C. Stone Slavery, Southern Culture & Educ. in Little Dixie i. 27 Water rotted hemp, however, produced better quality hemp for stronger and cleaner rope. ˈwater rotting n. [compare slightly earlier water retting n.] ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with other materials > [noun] > processes in working with flax or hemp retting1611 rottinga1682 water retting1710 water rotting1714 ret1849 1714 Let. from One in Boston to Friend in Country 8 A Bounty for the encouraging the Sowing, water-rotting, and well curing of Hemp. 1794 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Cambr. 218 The practice of water-rotting is generally prefer'd to that of dew-rotting. 1863 Rep. Commissioner Agric. 1862 116 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (37th Congr., 3rd Sess.: House of Representatives Exec. Doc. 78) XI Water-rotting is essential for the finest fibre. 2007 L. A. Nelson Pharsalia (2009) iii. 117 By the early nineteenth century..it had become widely accepted that water rotting produced a higher quality fiber for rope. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1705
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