Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Retting"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Retting \Ret"ting\, n.
1. The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking,
maceration, and kindred processes; -- also called
{rotting}. See {Ret}. --Ure.
2. A place where flax is retted; a rettery. --Ure.
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