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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA collective animal-excrement name.
- In the bookRebis is locally identified with excrement of the belly.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 47; facsimile PDF page 375.
Historical definition
Vndosa are the excrements of any animals.
Meaning
Any animals makes the gloss broader than a product from one species. The definition supplies a material category without describing an operation or a use.
Use in the book
Rebis is locally identified with excrement of the belly. The related glosses are useful to compare while preserving the present entry’s wider animal qualification.
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Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 47; facsimile PDF page 375 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Vndosa; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 375; compare Rebis