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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Water-rot

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