English dictionary
faints
/f/eI/nts/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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The impure spirit which comes over first and last in the distillation of whisky; -- the former being called the <i>strong faints</i>, and the latter, which is much more abundant, the <i>weak faints</i>. This crude spirit is much impregnated with fusel oil.
Source: webster1913