| 释义 |
wilch Suffolk dial. Now Hist.|wɪltʃ, wɪlʃ|
Also wilsh.
[Origin unknown.]
A bottle-shaped wicker strainer formerly used in brewing to strain the liquid from grains of steeped malt. Cf. thead.
1823E. Moor Suffolk Words & Phrases 484 Wilch, the sediment or lees of beer, home-made wine,..also a brewing utensil. 1830R. Forby Vocab. East Anglia II. 375 Wilch,..the wicker strainer set upright in the mash-tub, to prevent the grains from running off with the wirt. 1956G. E. Evans Ask Fellows who cut Hay v. 61 The utensils used in the brewing were..a wilch (or wilsh), a bottle-shaped appliance made of wicker. (The wilsh was a filter used when straining off the liquid or wort from the mash of steeped malt.) 1962A. Jobson Window in Suffolk i. 28 The brewing tackle would be housed in a large shed or outhouse set apart for that purpose, and would include the tubs or keelers, the wilches, mash sticks,..mallets, spigots and taps. |