decant

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But Conservative MP Sir Edward Leigh, who opposes the full decant option, said the proposals were "absurd".

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

I brew it in huge batches and decant it into a glass jug that looks vaguely like a science experiment.

From Salon • Jul. 8, 2025

So don’t let the modest price fool you — crack open the screw cap a few hours before dinner, or better yet, decant it and let it come to life while you cook.

From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2023

I keep small salt and pepper grinders in my picnic box, plus packets of condiments or small containers in which to decant perishable condiments.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2022

Intimately mix, set aside, let settle, and when clear, decant and preserve in stoppered bottles.

From Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. by Browne, Montagu