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strictly speaking, you decant a liquid; but...
c. transf. To pour or empty out (as from or into a decanter).
1742 YOUNG Nt. Th. iii. 339 O'er our palates to decant Another vintage? 1823 Blackw. Mag. XIV. 586 He..used to have eighty pails of water decanted over him daily. 1871 M. COLLINS Mrq. & Merch. II. vi. 162 All the vegetables in the world are decanted into Covent Garden. 1915 J. BUCHAN 39 Steps vii. 171, I was decanted at Crewe..and had to wait till six to get a train for Birmingham. 1925 WODEHOUSE Carry On, Jeeves! ii. 46 The nurse..got up with the baby and decanted it into a perambulator. 1959 T. S. ELIOT Elder Statesman II. 47 Let's hope this [conversation] was merely the concoction Which she decants for every newcomer.
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Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Decant Father Steve 08/14/04 02:01 AM Re: Decant tsuwm 08/14/04 02:53 AM Re: Decant TEd Remington 08/14/04 06:07 PM Re: Decant wordminstrel 08/14/04 06:15 PM Re: Decant TEd Remington 08/14/04 06:21 PM Can or Decant wordminstrel 08/14/04 06:18 PM
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