kier noun.
[kɪǝ] L16.[Old Norse ker vessel, tub = Old High German kar, Gothic kas.]A vat;
spec. (a) a brewing-vat;
(b) a large vat in which cloth is boiled, bleached, etc.
■ kierful noun L19. ■ kiering noun boiling in a kier or vat
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