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< sui juris
suit >
su·int
(s
nt, sw
nt)
KEY
NOUN:
A natural grease formed from dried perspiration found in the fleece of sheep, used as a source of potash.
ETYMOLOGY:
French, from Old French, from
suer
,
to sweat
, from Latin
s
d
re
; see
sweid-
in Indo-European roots
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