settlings
Britishplural noun
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Bubeyev’s defense claimed that the privacy settlings on his account made the articles he shared available only to him and his 12 friends.
From Washington Times ● May 31, 2016
When you decant it, be careful not to disturb the settlings at the bottom of the pan.
From The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual by William Kitchiner
Take out the jar, pour the juice clear from the settlings through a hair sieve into a clean stewpan, and let it boil very gently for half an hour.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton
The settlings are dried and ground and sold as tankage.
From The First Book of Farming by Charles Landon Goodrich
When you see it is very clear and settled, lade out the Liquor into another Kiver, carefully, not to raise the settlings from the bottom.
From The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened by Anne MacDonell
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