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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WATER-ROT

v.t.[water and rot. ] To rot by steeping in water; as, to water-rot hemp or flax.

 

WATER-ROTTED

pp. Rotted by being steeped in water.

 

WATER-ROTTING

ppr. Rotting in water.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WATER-ROT

Wa "ter-rot `, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Water-rotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Water- rotting.]

 

Defn: To rot by steeping in water; to water-ret; as, to water-rot hemp or flax.