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BAC or BACK, n. 1. In navigation, a ferry-boat or praam. 2. In brewing, a large flat tub, or vessel, in which wort is cooled before boiling; hence called a cooler. 3. In distilleries, a vessel into which the l...

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BAC or BACK, n.

1. In navigation, a ferry-boat or praam.

2. In brewing, a large flat tub, or vessel, in which wort is cooled before boiling; hence called a cooler.

3. In distilleries, a vessel into which the liquor to be fermented is pumped, from the cooler, in order to be worked with the yeast.

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