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rennet [ˈrɛnɪt] n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a. the membrane lining the fourth stomach (abomasum) of a young calf b. the stomach of certain other young animals 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a substance, containing the enzyme rennin, prepared esp from the stomachs of calves and used for curdling milk in making cheese and junket [related to Old English gerinnan to curdle, run] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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At the moment when Rennet Cousin approached her cell, she showed him so savage a face that he shrank back. There's Chowne's wife ugly enough to turn the milk an' save the rennet, but she'll niver save nothing any other way. |
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