The Collaborative International Dictionary
Water-rotting
Water-rot \Wa"ter-rot`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Water-rotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Water-rotting.] To rot by steeping in water; to water-ret; as, to water-rot hemp or flax.
Usage examples of "water-rotting".
It seeped in through the decaying stone and eddied to a stop, thick with rubbish and dead things, a cloying broth of water-rotting filth.