Faints
[fents]
Definition
(n.pl.) The impure spirit which comes over first and last in the distillation of whisky; -- the former being called the strong faints, and the latter, which is much more abundant, the weak faints. This crude spirit is much impregnated with fusel oil.
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Examples
- Sometimes Mr. Claypole faints himself, but the result is the same. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- I hold you till one or other of us faints or dies! Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- A young lady who faints, must be recovered; questions must be answered, and surprizes be explained. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Don't revive her to consciousness, while she only faints. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
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