Unsweat

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To relieve from perspiration; to ease or cool after exercise or toil. transitive

    "The interim of unsweating themselves regularly, and convenient rest before meat, may both with profit and delight be taken up in recreating and composing their travel'd Spirit"

  2. 2
    To remove solder from a joint that has been previously soldered together. transitive

    "They were to "unsweat" a joint of the old return line by heating the solder and then to install a T valve. To unsweat, appellant used a Prestolite tank which produced a flame of sufficient heat to melt the solder on the sweat units."

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"The interim of unsweating themselves regularly, and convenient rest before meat, may both with profit and delight be taken up in recreating and composing their travel'd Spirit"

Etymology

From un- + sweat.

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