Feints

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of feint form-of, plural
  2. 2
    The strong spirit produced at the beginning of distillation (strong feints, also foreshot), and the weak spirit produced at the end (weak feints, also tailings or tail). plural, plural-only

    "A low-wines still's distilling power cannot be ascertained by the actual bulk of the distillates in strong and weak feints and spirits obtained in a given time, […]."

Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of feint form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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"A low-wines still's distilling power cannot be ascertained by the actual bulk of the distillates in strong and weak feints and spirits obtained in a given time, […]."

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