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Definition: ESCARBUNCLE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. An alternative spelling for "Carbuncle, 3": The girdle of a Jewish priest or officer.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Escarbuncle" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: ESCARBUNCLE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. An alternative spelling for "Carbuncle, 3": The girdle of a Jewish priest or officer.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "ESCARBUNCLE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)