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ret1 definition

ret (ret)

transitive verb retted ret′·ted, retting ret′·ting

to dampen or soak (flax, hemp, timber, etc.) in water in order to separate the fibers from the woody tissue

Etymology: ME retten, reten < MDu reten, reeten < IE *reud-: see rotten

ret2 definition

ret

  1. retail
  2. retain
  3. retired
  4. return(ed)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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