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Uncommonvat
The correct spelling is vat.
How to pronounce vat
/væt/
nounIPA: /væt/
Say it like: Vat
The correct spelling is vat. A large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning.
- 2.A square, hollow place on the back of a calcining furnace, where tin ore is laid to dry.
- 3.A vessel for holding holy water.
- 4.A liquid measure and dry measure; especially, a liquid measure in Belgium and Holland, corresponding to the hectolitre of the metric system, which contains 22.01 imperial gallons, or 26.4 standard gallons in the United States. (The old Dutch grain vat averaged 0.762 Winchester bushel. The old London coal vat contained 9 bushels. The solid-measurement vat of Amsterdam contains 40 cubic feet; the wine vat, 241.57 imperial gallons, and the vat for olive oil, 225.45 imperial gallons.)
verb
- 1.To put into a vat.
- 2.To blend (wines or spirits) in a vat; figuratively, to mix or blend elements as if with wines or spirits.
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