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transvase, v. rare.|trɑːnsˈveɪs, træns-| [a. F. transvaser (12th c. in Hatz.-Darm.), f. trans- + L. vās vessel.] trans. To pour out of one vessel into another. Also fig. Hence transˈvasing vbl. n.
1839Ure Dict. Arts 587 The higher ouvreaux called the lading holes, because they serve for transvasing the liquid glass, are three in number. 1882Nature 23 Feb. 388/1 Errors incident to the collection and the transvasing of the water. 1891Stevenson Lett. (1901) II. xi. 218 Something better to do than to transvase the work of others. |