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Gambeer (gcide) | Gambeer \Gam*beer"\, v. t. [Cf. F. gambier a kind of hook.]
(Fishing)
To gaff, as mackerel.
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gambeer (gcide) | Gambier \Gam"bier\, n. [Malayan.]
(a) The inspissated juice of a plant (Uncaria Gambir)
growing in Malacca. It is a powerful astringent, and,
under the name of Terra Japonica, is used for chewing
with the Areca nut, and is exported for tanning and
dyeing.
(b) Catechu. [Written also gambeer and gambir.]
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Gambeer (gcide) | Gambeer \Gam*beer"\, v. t. [Cf. F. gambier a kind of hook.]
(Fishing)
To gaff, as mackerel.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Gambier \Gam"bier\, n. [Malayan.]
(a) The inspissated juice of a plant (Uncaria Gambir)
growing in Malacca. It is a powerful astringent, and,
under the name of Terra Japonica, is used for chewing
with the Areca nut, and is exported for tanning and
dyeing.
(b) Catechu. [Written also gambeer and gambir.]
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