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Meanings of settlings in English

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pòsit

Sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid.

        pòsit
        Usage of settlings in English
        1
        When the animals had drunk, he filled the water bag with the settlings.
        The Freebooters of the Wilderness
        2
        Then let the liquor run through a bolter, to sever the spice, stopping before any settlings come.
        The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened
        3
        Thrown down; settlings; coming from above.
        The Wonder Island Boys: The Tribesmen
        4
        Actual "settlings" were the dregs of humanity.
        Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 05, April 30, 1870
        5
        But for the slight concavities on the hilltop that marked shuttler settlings, there was little to indicate their previous presence.
        Attrition
        6
        "Perhaps, darling Lucia," she said, "it would be well to ask my Guru if he has anything to say to your settlings.
        Queen Lucia
        Frequent collocations
        Translations for settlings
        Settlings through the time