slakingn.
/ˈsleɪkɪŋ/ The action of the verb in various senses.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [noun] > making less violent, vigorous, or severe
softinga1400
slakingc1400
mollifying?a1425
softening?a1425
temperament1475
moderationa1500
temperatinga1540
releasing?1543
amollishment1612
mollificationa1631
quietationa1639
castigationa1676
society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with other materials > [noun] > hydrating lime
slakingc1400
slockeningc1440
slacking1707
extinction1848
c1400 in J. R. Boyle Early Hist. Town & Port of Hedon (1895) App. p. cxx In slakyng dicte calcis, xj.d.
a1425 tr. Arderne's Treat. Fistula 11 Þe slakyng or esyng of the akyng and brennyng.
1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Estanchement de soif, slaking of thirst.
1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. Contin. 1548/2 With the slaking of the one, followed the forgetfulnesse of the other.
1620 in J. Barmby Churchwardens' Accts. Pittington (1888) 78 Item payed for a foother of lyme, iij s. iiij d... Item for bearing it in and slaking, iiij d.
1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art I. 200 That sort of lime..which heats the most in slaking.
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