- reest
- intransitive verb Etymology: probably short for Scots arreest to arrest, from Middle English (Scots) arreisten, from Anglo-French arester — more at arrest Date: 1786 chiefly Scottish balk
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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reest — reest1 /reest/, v.t. Scot. and North Eng. to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish). [1500 10; perh. < Scand; cf. Dan, Norw riste to roast] reest2 /reest/, v.i. Scot. and North Eng. (of a horse) to stop or refuse to go; balk. Also, reist. [1780 90;… … Universalium
reest — I. ˈrēst, ˈrāst adjective Etymology: Middle English reest, rest, alteration of resty more at reasty dialect : reasty II. ˈrēst transitive verb … Useful english dictionary
reest — to smoke or cure fish (and meat) (archaic). Also spelled reist, riest, reast, rest, rist and reesh.reeve attach or interweave a fish onto a sharp stick (Newfoundland) … Dictionary of ichthyology
reest — To smoke or cure either meat or fish … Grandiloquent dictionary
Rudolf van Reest — (1897 ndash;1979) is the pseudonym of Karel Cornelis van Spronsen, a Dutch writer born in the province of Zeeland, Netherlands. He also wrote for the Dutch newspaper, originally a resistance periodical, Trouw. Themes of his oeuvre include… … Wikipedia
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reesh — reest … Dictionary of ichthyology
reist — reest … Dictionary of ichthyology
rest — reest … Dictionary of ichthyology
