Definition of retting Retting
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We found 5 definitions of retting from 3 different sources.
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What does retting mean?
Wiktionary 
- retting (Noun)
The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and similar processes. - retting (Noun)
A place where flax is retted; a rettery.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- retting (n.)
The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and kindred processes; -- also called rotting. See Ret. - retting (n.)
A place where flax is retted; a rettery.
Part of speech
🔤- retting, verb, gerund of ret (infinitive).
