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puer
Definition of puer
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: a mixture (as of dogs' dung in water) formerly used by tanners for bating hides and skins after liming
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Origin and Etymology of puer
alteration of 4pure
puer
Definition of puer
-ed/-ing/-s
: to bate (hides) in a solution of fermented dog dung
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Origin and Etymology of puer
alteration of 3pure
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