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   vat

   /vat/

   noun

   • 1. a large tank or tub used to hold liquid, especially in industry: "a vat of hot tar"
   • 2. a water-insoluble dye, such as indigo, that is applied to a fabric in a reducing bath which converts it to a soluble form, the colour being obtained on subsequent oxidation in the fabric fibres.

   verb

   • 1. place or treat in a vat: "the grapes are vatted for between 15 and 21 days and then aged in small barrels"

   Word Origin Middle English: southern and western dialect variant of obsolete fat ‘container’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vat and German Fass.

   Derivatives

   • 1. vatful noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   • A

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   • T

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