Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An artificial guano prepared from horseshoe and other crabs in Newfoundland, New Jersey, and elsewhere.
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Examples
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As guano is supposed to owe its value mainly to its ammonia and phosphate of lime, it may be compared with fish or cancerine to determine their relative values.
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The prepared cancerine for market, and which is mixed with charcoal and plaster for the purpose of removing its unpleasant odor, is composed of: *
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