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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Water-ret

· Wa·ter-ret · IPA
01 v. t. To ret, or rot, in water, as flax; to water-rot.
imp. & p. p. Water-retted; p. pr. & vb. n. Water-retting
  1. 1.
    To ret, or rot, in water, as flax; to water-rot.