purgery

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noun

A part of a sugarhouse where molasses is drained from sugar.

Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounpurgery (plural purgeries)

plural purgeries

  1. A part of a sugarhouse where molasses is drained from sugar.

Origin

From purge + -ery.

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Cite this entry
APA

purgery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purgery

MLA

“purgery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purgery. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purgery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purgery.

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