reestingn.1
/ˈriːstɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈristɪŋ/ Now historical.
The action or process of becoming rancid; rancidity.
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the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > unsavouriness > [noun] > rancidity
rancourc1425
ranknessc1450
restness?c1475
restiness1499
rammishness1552
reasiness1611
rancidity1654
reesting1661
rancidness1675
the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > unsavouriness > [noun] > becoming rancid
resting1381
reesing1615
reesting1661
1661 M. Stevenson Twelve Moneths 23 [In May] the Ayr is most temperate, and the Butter will take Salt the best, and be the least subject to reesting.
1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Reesting, rancidity.
1991 C. A. Wilson Waste not, want Not ii. 10 The idea that venison should be buried in the ground for a short period to get rid of ‘reesting’ recurs in the cookery books of the late Middle Ages.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
reestingadj.n.2
/ˈriːstɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈristɪŋ/, Scottish English /ˈristɪŋ/, /ˈristɪn/, Irish English /ˈriːstɪŋ/ Scottish, Irish English (northern), and English regional (northern).
A. adj.
Of a horse, etc.: that stops suddenly and refuses to proceed. In extended use: causing such a reaction.
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1816 W. Scott Antiquary II. ix. 231 The butcher's reisting powney.
1918 C. Murray Sough o' War (ed. 3) 31 Lead fae a roup a reistin' stirk, that's like to brak the branks.
2003 Scotsman (Nexis) 3 July 7 They [sc. ploughmen] also had ‘reisting’ smells which they would use to make a horse freeze.
B. n.2
The action of stopping suddenly and refusing to proceed.
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1895 S. R. Crockett Men of Moss-hags xxvi. 197 Reesting and terror among horses are mostly but over-sharpness in hearing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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