What is a large spiral East Indian marine shell (Turbinella rapha); -- so called because used by native priests to hold the oil for anointing called?
papboat — (Zoöl.) A large spiral East Indian marine shell (Turbinella rapha); -- so called because used by native priests to hold the oil for anointing. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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