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Puer vs Pue - What's the difference?

puer | pue |

As a noun puer

is pair (set of two).

As an abbreviation pue is

puebla, a state of mexico.

puer

English

Noun

(-)
  • (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.

    Anagrams

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    pue

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

  • To make a low whistling sound; to chirp, as birds.
    • (Halliwell)
  • * (w, The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia)
    • The birds likewise with chirps and puing could / Cackling and chattering that of Jove beseech.

    Related terms

    * (l) (Webster 1913) ----