Reest

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• reest — reest1 /reest/, v.t. Scot. and North Eng. to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish). [1500 10; perh. < Scand; cf. Dan, Norw riste to roast] reest2 /reest/, v.i. Scot. and North Eng. (of a horse) to stop or refuse to go; balk. Also, reist. [1780 90;… …   Universalium

• reest — I. ˈrēst, ˈrāst adjective Etymology: Middle English reest, rest, alteration of resty more at reasty dialect : reasty II. ˈrēst transitive verb …   Useful english dictionary

• reest — intransitive verb Etymology: probably short for Scots arreest to arrest, from Middle English (Scots) arreisten, from Anglo French arester more at arrest Date: 1786 chiefly Scottish balk …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• reest — to smoke or cure fish (and meat) (archaic). Also spelled reist, riest, reast, rest, rist and reesh.reeve attach or interweave a fish onto a sharp stick (Newfoundland) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• reest — To smoke or cure either meat or fish …   Grandiloquent dictionary

• Rudolf van Reest — (1897 ndash;1979) is the pseudonym of Karel Cornelis van Spronsen, a Dutch writer born in the province of Zeeland, Netherlands. He also wrote for the Dutch newspaper, originally a resistance periodical, Trouw. Themes of his oeuvre include… …   Wikipedia

• reast — reest …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• reesh — reest …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• reist — reest …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• rest — reest …   Dictionary of ichthyology