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Definition of 'puer'English
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(chiefly|historical) Canine faeces used as a lye in tanning.
* 1903 , Henry Richardson Proctor, The principles of leather manufacture , page 174:
- The bacteria of fresh dog-dung were not found to possess a satisfactory puering effect, but those from dung with had been fermented a month (as in practice) have a result nearly equal to actual puer .
* 2009 , Tony Covington, Tanning Chemistry: The Science of Leather , page 166:
- it was about 50 years before the use of puer was discontinued, at least in Europe.
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