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Puer vs Huer - What's the difference?

puer | huer |

As nouns the difference between puer and huer

is that puer is pair (set of two) while huer is hawk, goshawk.

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.

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    huer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who cries out or gives an alarm.
  • A balker or conder; one who watches shoals of fish so that they can be caught.
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