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repellent

repellent is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.That which repels.
  2. 2.(Med.) A remedy to repel from a tumefied part the fluids which render it tumid. Dunglison.
  3. 3.A kind of waterproof cloth. Knight.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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