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ECRASEURS
Noun
ecraseurs
plural of ecraseur
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• saucerers
Source: Wiktionary
ECRASEUR
e`cra`seur", n. Etym: [F., fr. Ă©craser to crush.] (Surg.)
Definition: An instrument intended to replace the knife in many operations, the parts operated on being severed by the crushing effect produced by the gradual tightening of a steel chain, so that hemorrhage rarely follows.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOAK
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
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