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peating

peating noun: kilning over burning peat, a process used in whisky production to impart an earthy, smoky flavour.

Noun

peating (uncountable)

  1. Kilning over burning peat, a process used in whisky production to impart an earthy, smoky flavour.

Origin of peating

From peat + -ing.

Questions about peating

What does peating mean?
Peating means kilning over burning peat, a process used in whisky production to impart an earthy, smoky flavour.
What part of speech is peating?
Peating is a noun.

Words near peating in the dictionary

  1. peatery
  2. peatier
  3. peatiest
  4. peatily
  5. peatiness
  6. peating
  7. peatland
  8. peatlands
  9. peatless
  10. peatlike
  11. Peatling Magna

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