Found 2 items, similar to vat.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: VAT 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Vat Vat \Vat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vatted; p. pr. & vb. n. Vatting.] To put or transfer into a vat. [1913 Webster] Vat \Vat\, n. [A dialectic form for fat, OE. fat, AS. f[ae]t; akin to D. vat, OS. fat, G. fass, OHG. faz, Icel. & Sw. fat, Dan. fad, Lith. p?das a pot, and probably to G. fassen to seize, to contain, OHG. fazz?n, D. vatten. Cf. Fat a vat.] [1913 Webster] 1. A large vessel, cistern, or tub, especially one used for holding in an immature state, chemical preparations for dyeing, or for tanning, or for tanning leather, or the like. [1913 Webster] Let him produce his vase 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]