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To strain, as fresh milk.

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  1. v. t. To strain, as fresh milk.
  2. v. i. To drop; to flow; to fall.
  3. n. A sieve with fine meshes.
  4. n. Filth; sediment.
  5. n. A young or small herring.
  6. To strain, as fresh milk. [Prov. Eng.] To drop; to flow; to fall. [Prov. Eng.] 1. A sieve with fine meshes. [Prov. Eng.] 2. Filth; sediment. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. A young or small herring. [Eng.] Pennant.
  7. To strain, as fresh milk. [Prov. Eng.]
  8. v. t. To strain, as fresh milk. v. i. To drop; to flow; to fall. n. A sieve with fine meshes. n. Filth; sediment. n. A young or small herring.