Ret″ting (?), n. 1. The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and kindred processes; — also called rotting. See Ret. Ure.
2. A place where flax is retted; a rettery. Ure.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.