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Zack vs Vat - What's the difference?

zack | vat |

As nouns the difference between zack and vat

is that zack is (australia|obsolete) sixpence while vat is ford.

zack

English

Alternative forms

* Zac * Zach * Zak

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A male given name, diminutive of Zachariah and Zachary.
    • English diminutives of male given names ----

    vat

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning.
  • A square, hollow place on the back of a calcining furnace, where tin ore is laid to dry.
  • (Roman Catholic) A vessel for holding holy water.
  • (dated) A liquid measure and dry measure; especially, a liquid measure in Belgium and Holland, corresponding to the hectolitre of the metric system, which contains 22.01 imperial gallons, or 26.4 standard gallons in the United States. (The old Dutch grain vat averaged 0.762 Winchester bushel. The old London coal vat contained 9 bushels. The solid-measurement vat of Amsterdam contains 40 cubic feet; the wine vat, 241.57 imperial gallons, and the vat for olive oil, 225.45 imperial gallons.)

    • Verb

    (vatt)
  • To blend (wines or spirits) in a vat.

    • Anagrams

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