vatting

[vat-ing]

noun

1. the stage of winemaking during which the expressed juice of grapes has been placed in vats and left to ferment.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vatting¹

First recorded in 1835–45; vat + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Here the moon by night is distilling and vatting mountain dew from which all wild creatures may drink deep without fear of deleterious effects.

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"Here, vatting," he said, "every thing is in it, the certificate of birth, the enlistment paper, the discharge, and the other thing."

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"Well, it means that he loves his father, and therefore calls him, in good Mecklenburg style, 'vatting.'"

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