vat \vat\, v. t. imp.  p. p. vatted; p. pr.  vb. n.
   vatting.
   to put or transfer into a vat.
   1913 webster
see also:
vatted vatting 

vat \vat\ va^t, n. a dialectic form for fat, oe. fat, as.
   faet; akin to d. vat, os. fat, g. fass, ohg. faz, icel. 
   sw. fat, dan. fad, lith. pudas a pot, and probably to g.
   fassen to seize, to contain, ohg. fazz=on, d. vatten. cf.
   fat a vat.
   1913 webster
   1913 webster
   1. a large vessel, cistern, or tub, especially one used for
      holding liquors in an immature state, chemical
      preparations for dyeing, or for tanning, or for tanning
      leather, or the like.
      1913 webster

            let him produce his vats and tubs, in opposition to
            heaps of arms and standards.          --addison.
      1913 webster

   2. a measure for liquids, and also a dry measure; especially,
      a liquid measure in belgium and holland, corresponding to
      the hectoliter of the metric system, which contains 22.01
      imperial gallons, or 26.4 standard gallons in the united
      states.
      1913 webster

   note: 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.
         1913 webster

   3. metal.
      a a wooden tub for washing ores and mineral substances
          in.
      b a square, hollow place on the back of a calcining
          furnace, where tin ore is laid to dry.
          1913 webster

   4. r. c. ch. a vessel for holding holy water.
      1913 webster
see also:
fat 

vat
     n 1: a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price
          before taxes and its cost of production syn: value-added
          tax, ad valorem tax
     2: a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids syn: tub
see also:
value-added tax ad valorem tax tub 

59 moby thesaurus words for "vat":
   archives, armory, arsenal, attic, bank, basement, bay, bin,
   bonded warehouse, bookcase, box, bunker, buttery, cargo dock,
   cellar, chest, closet, conservatory, crate, crib, cupboard,
   depository, depot, dock, drawer, dump, exchequer, glory hole,
   godown, hold, hutch, library, locker, lumber room, lumberyard,
   magasin, magazine, rack, repertory, repository, reservoir, rick,
   shelf, stack, stack room, stock room, storage, store, storehouse,
   storeroom, supply base, supply depot, tank, treasure house,
   treasure room, treasury, vault, warehouse, wine cellar

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