puer

1. historicaluncountableDung (of dogs, fowls, etc) used in tanning, after applying lime, to soften skins.

   […] it was about 50 years before the use of puer was discontinued, at least in Europe.

   2009, Tony Covington, Tanning Chemistry: The Science of Leather, page 166

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   A solution called the ‘pure’ or the 'pewer' (having never seen the word written.., we must spell it as pronounced) is prepared in a large vessel, and into this the skins are immersed.

   1842, The Penny Magazine, May 212/1

   […] The bacteria of fresh dog-dung were not found to possess a satisfactory puering effect, but those from dung with had been fermented a month (as in practice) have a result nearly equal to actual puer.

   1903, Henry Richardson Proctor, The principles of leather manufacture, page 174

1. alternativeAlternative form of pu'er.

plural puers

1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of puer aeternus.

   As I mentioned earlier, the circumstances that precipitate puer development prece sexual differentiation and the formation of a strong identity based on gender. Some puers and puellas are, therefore, heterosexual, others are homosexual.

   1979, Quadrant, volume 12 or 13, page 102

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   “No; you called it that. Anyway, what’s wrong with ‘whither’?” / “Oh, that; we had to struggle through a high school commencement speech one time, something about ‘Whither now, oh, puers and puellas?’ and now the word gives us the hiccoughs.”

   1957, IW: The Management Magazine, volume 140, page 6

   TR spirit-work: For some extreme and gifted puers and puellas, Jesus or Mary another spirit comes in vivid visions. […] The blessing, though related to the body, takes place mainly on a heavenly-spiritual place. It is a necessary beginning for puers and puellas, though much embodied “shadow-material” remains to be dealt with, including the “nasty old (wo)man.”

   1996, Seymour Boorstein, editor, Transpersonal Psychotherapy, 2nd edition, State University of New York Press, →ISBN, pages 472, 473

   Mr. Pan, I wrote a book that owes much to von Franz's interpretation of the puer syndrome: THE SECRET RAVEN: Conflict and Transformation in the Life of Franz Kafka (Inner City Books, 1980). Also, my book THE SURVIVAL PAPERS: Anatomy of a Midlife Crisis (Inner City, 1988) is a narrative about the personal analysis of a puer brought to his knees by his own psychology.

   1996 June 8, Daryl Sharp, “Re: Puer Aeternus info.”, in alt.psychology.jung (Usenet), message-ID <31B98038.779E@inforamp.net>

   Having a child was a definite turning point in my puella lifestyle, so was getting an education and working towards a serious career. John Lee's book is on my shelf and will have to give it another look in the coming days. I much prefer Hillman's twist on the puer archetype over some of the Jungians. Even my fav, Von-Franz, is a bit too pessimistic about it. Hillman's archetypal dig brings back the positive aspects of the puer/puella and for those of us who inhabit this realm,it was a great relief to be able to claim more than the negative side of it.

   1999 February 21, Sharyn C, “Re: Hillman Online”, in alt.psychology.jung (Usenet), message-ID <3B348FE4.1963DB1D@prodigy.net>

   Nobody understands the puer aeternus and also the puella aetermiss because they are the archetypicals of eternity in time. […] The puer and puella are more like masks/roles in this respect because no one ever measures up to these standards. So most people only know the pue's by the shadow or shallow. […] And the puers and puellas don't remember anymore the ego's DIGNITY AND HONOR because they are worn out.

   2000 June 3, Troubledoor, “Re: Question about Puer and Thanatos”, in alt.psychology.jung (Usenet), message-ID <393843A8.737705E6@earthlink.net>

1. alternativeAlternative form of Pu'er.

   Until the 1950s, Han Chinese traders came from Puer city to purchase and transport this crude tea by horsetrain back to Puer, about 150 miles away, where it was processed into "bricks" or loose tea in family workshops.

   1988, Sheng-ji Pei, “Plant Products and Ethnicity in the Markets of Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China”, in Ethnic Diversity and the Control of Natural Resources in Southeast Asia, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 119

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   The lack of knowledge of Chinese was regarded as a major obstacle for the imposition of Chinese rule, and already in 1912 the head of the Chinese government of Simao and Puer reported to the provincial government about the urgent need for developing Chinese education in Sipsong Panna (Xiao 1993: 125).

   1999, Mette Halskov Hansen, “History of Chinese Education in Sipsong Panna”, in Lessons in Being Chinese: Minority Education and Ethnic Identity in Southwest China, University of Washington Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 94

   With new shoes all round, and with the paths through the paddy fields here paved, they made good speed to Puer ('Pou-eul'), then as now a tea-growing centre where the road to Dali (and Mekong) forks off from that to Kunming.

   2005, John Keay, “Into the Light”, in Mad About the Mekong: Exploration and Empire in South-East Asia, Harper Perennial, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 249–250

   Today, more than 50 of the 70 families in Yang’s village, a 30-minute drive from downtown Puer, grow both tea and coffee.[...] Puer has ample year-round rainfall, and moderate temperatures even in summer. With elevations ranging from 900 to 1,500 metres (2,952 to 4,921 feet), it is perfect for cultivating both crops, each of which are harvested at different times.[...] Despite its reputation as a tea production centre, Puer has wasted no time moving into the coffee market.[...] For instance, Li Weiyao, 24, who helps out on his father’s tea farm in Puer, drinks tea at home but chooses coffee when he hangs out with friends.[...] To maintain their share of China’s expanding coffee market, farmers in Puer aim to improve product quality.

   2018 June 17, Yujing Liu, “The coffee coup brewing in Puer, China’s famed tea-growing region”, in South China Morning Post, archived from the original on 17 Jun 2018

   Wildlife protection officials told a press briefing the elephants safely crossed a bridge over the Yuan River, returning south towards a nature reserve administered by the city of Puer.[...] A herd then consisting of 16 elephants left their home in Xishuangbanna 300 km further south in March last year and eventually settled in a protected habitat in Puer. In April this year, 15 of the elephants left Puer and meandered more than 1,300 km through the cities of Yuxi and Honghe before reaching the outskirts of the provincial capital of Kunming in June.

   2021 August 9, David Stanway, “China's wild elephants head to safety after long trek”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 10 Aug 2021