emptins

plural noun

emp·​tins

ˈem(p)tə̇nz

variants or emptings

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-tiŋz

dialectal

: a liquid leavening usually made at home from potatoes or hops and kept from one baking to the next

Word History

Etymology

alteration of emptyings, plural of emptying, from gerund of empty entry 2

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