Malt

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To make into malt; as, to malt barley.

II. Malt ·adj Relating to, containing, or made with, malt.

III. Malt ·vi To become malt; also, to make grain into malt.

IV. Malt ·noun Barley or other grain, steeped in water and dried in a kiln, thus forcing germination until the saccharine principle has been evolved. It is used in brewing and in the distillation of whisky.