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Webster 1913 Edition
Thrusting
Thrust′ing
,Noun.
1.
The act of pushing with force.
2.
(Dairies)
(a)
The act of squeezing curd with the hand, to expel the whey.
(b)
pl.
The white whey, or that which is last pressed out of the curd by the hand, and of which butter is sometimes made.
[Written also
thrutchthings
.] [Prov. Eng.]
Thrusting screw
, the screw of a screw press, as for pressing curd in making cheese.
[R.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Thrusting
THRUST'ING
,ppr.
THRUST'ING
,Noun.
1.
In dairies, the act of squeezing curd with the hand, to expel the whey. [Local.]Definition 2024
thrusting
thrusting
English
Verb
thrusting
- present participle of thrust
Noun
thrusting (plural thrustings)
- The motion by which someone or something thrusts.
- The act of squeezing curd by hand, to expel the whey.
- The white whey, or that which is last pressed out of the curd by the hand, and of which butter is sometimes made.