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| ret [ ret ] (past and past participle ret·ted, present participle ret·ting, 3rd person present singular rets) |
transitive and intransitive verb |
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soak plant fibers: to soak plant fibers such as flax or hemp so that they become easier to separate, or be soaked and become easier to separate
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| [15th century. < Middle Dutch reeten] |
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