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steeper

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English

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Etymology

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From steep +‎ -er.

Adjective

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steeper

  1. comparative form of steep: more steep

Noun

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steeper (plural steepers)

  1. A vessel, vat, or cistern in which things are steeped[1]
  2. The stem of a shrub or small tree in a hedgerow, often laid by being partially cut through at the base in the process of laying a hedge.

References

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    Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
    (See the entry for “steeper”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

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