What does "sweetmeat" mean?
Sweetmeat: The paint used in making patent leather.
Additional senses
- 2.(Zoöl.) A boat shell (Crepidula fornicata) of the American coast. [Local, U.S.]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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