ALBURN

Al"burn, n. Etym: [L. alburnus, fr. L. albus white. Cf. Auburn.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The bleak, a small European fish having scales of a peculiarly silvery color which are used in making artificial pearls.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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21 June 2025

SUFFOCATION

(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”


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