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steepings

steepings is the plural of steeping.

Meaning of steeping

Noun (1)

steeping (countable and uncountable, plural steepings)

  1. An instance of something being steeped; a wetting.
    • It is usual to expect, that the first two or three wettings or steepings of grain, at the commencement of the malting season, will not make so good malt as succeeding steepings […]1838, George Adolphus Wigney, An Elementary Dictionary, Or, Cyclopaediae, for the Use of Maltsters, Brewers &c., page 28

Noun (2)

steeping (plural steepings)

  1. (historical) A 13th-century coin circulated in Ireland as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under King Edward I.
    Synonyms:
    Bishop's money, scalding, stalding

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Questions about steepings

What is steepings the plural of?
Steepings is the plural of steeping.

Words near steepings in the dictionary

  1. steepie
  2. steepier
  3. steepiest
  4. steepiness
  5. steeping
  6. steepings
  7. steepish
  8. steeple
  9. Steeple Aston
  10. Steeple Barton
  11. Steeple Bumpstead

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