REEST

Meaning of REEST in English

[reest] vi [prob. short for Sc arreest to arrest, fr. ME (Sc) arreisten, fr. MF arester--more at arrest] (1786) chiefly Scot: balk

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

REEST — intransitive verb see: arrest Date: 1786 balk
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
REEST — I. ˈrēst, ˈrāst adjective Etymology: Middle English reest, rest, alteration of resty — more at reasty dialect : reasty II. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REEST — reest 1 /reest/ , v.t. Scot. and North Eng. to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish). [ 1500-10; perh. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
REEST — intransitive verb Etymology: probably short for Scots arreest to arrest, from Middle English (Scots) arreisten, from Anglo-French arester — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
REEST — Pronunciation: ' r ē st Function: intransitive verb Etymology: probably short for Scots arreest to arrest, from Middle English (Sc) …
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WREST — I. ˈrest verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English wresten, wrasten, from Old English wrǣstan to turn, twist, wrest; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REIST — ˈrēst variant of reest
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REIST — /rddeest/ , v.i. Scot. and North Eng. reest 2 .
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MEPPEL — gemeente (commune), Drenthe provincie, east-central Netherlands. It is situated near the confluence of the Drentche Hoofd and Hoogeveensche canals and …
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