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Definition bittern

Etymology 1

Old French butor, from Gallo-Roman *butitaurus, a blend of Latin b?ti? (“bittern”) and taurus (“bull, ox”).

Noun

bittern (plural bitterns)

1. Several bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae.

Etymology 2

From bitter with an unclear suffix, perhaps a dialect form of -ing.

Noun

bittern (uncountable)

1. The liquor remaining after halite (common salt) has been harvested from saline water (brine).
2. The saline substance added to soy milk to coagulate it as a primary step in the production of tofu.
3. (archaic) A very bitter compound of quassia, cocculus indicus, etc., used by fraudulent brewers in adulterating beer.

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