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Rugine vs Rugin - What's the difference?

rugine | rugin |

As nouns the difference between rugine and rugin

is that rugine is (surgery) an instrument for scraping the periosteum from bones; a raspatory while rugin is (obsolete) a nappy cloth.

As a verb rugine

is to scrape or rasp (a bone etc); to scale.

rugine

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (surgery) An instrument for scraping the periosteum from bones; a raspatory.

    • Verb

    (rugin)
  • To scrape or rasp (a bone etc.); to scale.
    • (Wiseman)
    (Webster 1913)

    rugin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A nappy cloth.
    • (Wiseman)
    (Webster 1913)