释义 |
ˈvatting, vbl. n. [f. vat v.] The action or process of placing beer or other liquor in a vat or vats. Also attrib.
1843Tizard Brewing 444 Vatting of Porter. 1855Ogilvie Suppl. s.v., Vatting charges at the docks. 1860Bagehot Biogr. Studies, Gladstone (1881) 93 Let a man question the fees on vatting, or the change in the game-certificate. c1886Kipling Opium Factory 93 After vatting,..the big vats..are probed with test rods. |