ret

(ret)

transitive verb retted, retting

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

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

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

See ret in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb ret·ted, ret·ting, rets
verb, transitive
To moisten or soak (flax, for example) in order to soften and separate the fibers by partial rotting.
verb, intransitive
To become so moistened or soaked.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English reten

Origin: , probably from Middle Dutch reeten

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abbreviation
  1. retired
  2. return

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