settlings

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Bubeyev’s defense claimed that the privacy settlings on his account made the articles he shared available only to him and his 12 friends.

From Washington Times • May 31, 2016

Put them in a stewpan, and drain the liquor from the settlings.

From The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. by Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady

We let hit set three or four days den drained de water offn hit an dat left de settlings an de settlings wuz blueing jes like we have dese days.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 6 by Work Projects Administration

It is then beaten again, and again allowed to settle, drawing off the clear water; and these alternate beatings, settlings, and drawing off the clear water, are repeated, till nothing remain but a thick substance.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 by Kerr, Robert

Yet sometimes sudden settlings, accompanied by more or less extended earthquakes, must have visibly altered local landscapes.

From The Book of the National Parks by Yard, Robert Sterling