trub

1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈtrəb

plural -s

: truffle sense 1

trub

2 of 2

noun (2)

ˈtrüb,

ˈtrəb

plural -s

: a haze formed either during boiling or cooling of wort and removed as a step of the brewing process

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Noun (1)

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Noun (2)

German trub, trüb; akin to Old High German truobi dim, murky, turbid, Old English drōf dirty, muddy, turbid, Middle English draf dregs, draff

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