MALT, noun Barley steeped in water, fermented and dried in a kiln, and thus prepared for brewing into ale or beer. MALT, verb transitive To make into malt; as, to malt barley. MALT, verb intransitive To become malt To house it green will make it malt worse. MALT'-DRINK MALT'-LIQUOR, noun A liquor prepared for drink by an infusion of malt; as beer, ale, porter, etc.
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