water-rotted

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water-rotted - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Water-rot \Wa"ter-rot`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Water-rotted; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Water-rotting.]
     To rot by steeping in water; to water-ret; as, to water-rot
     hemp or flax.
     [1913 Webster]