wrestbeert (restber)

A kind of beer which, according to Selden, was kept in cellar for a year to mature. In brewing of Wrest-Beer, there's a great deal of busine in grinding the Mault. Selden, Table-Talk, p. 81. wrest-block (rest'blok), п. In the pianoforte, a wooden block, often made of several pieces, into which the wrest-pins are driven. It is of great importance in securing permanence of tune and sonority of tone. Also called pin block , back - block , wrest - plank .