'Water-rotting' definitions:
Definition of 'Water-rotting'
From: GCIDE
- Water-rot \Wa"ter-rot`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Water-rotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Water-rotting.] To rot by steeping in water; to water-ret; as, to water-rot hemp or flax. [1913 Webster]