posseting (uncountable)
The regurgitation of milk after feeding, in newborn babies.
posseting
present participle of posset
• spongiest
Source: Wiktionary
Pos"set, n. Etym: [W. posel curdled milk, posset.]
Definition: A beverage composed of hot milk curdled by some strong infusion, as by wine, etc., -- much in favor formerly. "I have drugged their posset." Shak.
Pos"set, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Posseted; p. pr. & vb. n. Posseting.]
1. To curdle; to turn, as milk; to coagulate; as, to posset the blood. [Obs.] Shak.
2. To treat with possets; to pamper. [R.] "She was cosseted and posseted." O. W. Holmes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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