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The proper English name of the bird which vulgar acceptance forces us to now call bittern.
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There is of course some variation in the bittern obtained from different brines, but it appears of interest to call attention to this correspondence in composition, as indicating that the liquid for filling such grenades is obtained by adding two volumes of water to one of the "bittern."
Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 Various
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