feints

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noun

The strong spirit produced at the beginning of distillation (strong feints, also foreshot), and the weak spirit produced at the end (weak feints, also tailings or tail).

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of feint
nounfeints pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyalcohol productionThe strong spirit produced at the beginning of distillation (strong feints, also foreshot), and the weak spirit produced at the end (weak feints, also tailings or tail).

    A low-wines still's distilling power cannot be ascertained by the actual bulk of the distillates in strong and weak feints and spirits obtained in a given time, […].

    1893, John Albert Nettleton, The Manufacture of Spirit: As Conducted at the Various Distilleries of the United Kingdom, London: Marcus Ward & Co., Limited, page 125
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of feint

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APA

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MLA

“feints.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feints. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feints,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feints.

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