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Rhenish

[ren-ish] Origin

Rhen·ish

[ren-ish]
adjective
1.
of the river Rhine or the regions bordering on it.
noun
2.
British. Rhine wine.

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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

Origin:
1325–75; < Latin Rhēn(us) Rhine + -ish1; replacing Middle English Rhinisch < Old High German

trans-Rhen·ish, adjective
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Rhenish (ˈrɛnɪʃ, ˈriː-)
 
adj
1.  of or relating to the River Rhine or the lands adjacent to it, esp the Rhineland-Palatinate
 
n
2.  another word for hock

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Rhenish
"of or belonging to the Rhine" (esp. of wine), late 14c., from Anglo-Fr. reneis (13c.), from M.L. Rhenensis, from Rhenus (see Rhine).
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