释义 |
ˈhuckmuck local. Also 5 huk-, 6 -mock. ‘A strainer used in brewing. It consists of a bundle of twigs, generally part of an old broom, placed at the bottom of the mashing-keeve or vat, to prevent the grains running out when the wort is drawn off’ (Elworthy W. Som. Word-bk. 1886).
1472Yatton Churchw. Acc. (Som. Rec. Soc.), For iiij hukmuckes vjd, for hopyng iiid. 1517Ibid. 135 Payd for huckmocks vjd. 1825Britton Wiltsh. Gloss. (E.D.S.), Huckmuck, a kind of strainer used in brewing. |