A variant or dialectal term for 'fat,' or historically, a vat or large container used in dyeing or brewing processes.
From Old English 'fær' or Germanic sources related to 'vat.' In some dialects and historical usage, 'fet' appears as a variant of 'fat' or as a separate word for large containers. The word is now quite rare in modern English except in dialectal or archaic texts.
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