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spelting

spelting is the present participle and gerund of spelt.

Meaning of spelt

Verb

spelt (third-person singular simple present spelts, present participle spelting, simple past and past participle spelted)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To grind or crush (grain or pulses).
    • spelted Beans1707, J[ohn] Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. […], London: […] J[ohn] H[umphreys] for H[enry] Mortlock […], and J[onathan] Robinson […], →OCLC

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Questions about spelting

What is spelting the present participle and gerund of?
Spelting is the present participle and gerund of spelt.

Words near spelting in the dictionary

  1. speltering
  2. spelterman
  3. speltermen
  4. spelters
  5. Spelthorne
  6. spelting
  7. speltmeal
  8. spelts
  9. Speltz
  10. Speltzes
  11. spelunc

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