steeping

The English word “steeping” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

An instance of something being steeped; a wetting.
A 13th-century coin circulated in Ireland as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under King Edward I.

Etymology

From the name of Stephen de Fulbourn, who served as bishop of Waterford, archbishop of Tuam, and treasurer and justiciar of Ireland in the 1270s and 1280s.

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