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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In botany, one of the tubes in which a milky fluid is secreted; a laticiferous vessel.
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Among the Baganda, in like manner, no menstruous woman might drink milk or come into contact with any milk-vessel; and she might not touch anything that belonged to her husband, nor sit on his mat, nor cook his food.
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Among the Baganda, in like manner, no menstruous woman might drink milk or come into contact with any milk-vessel; and she might not touch anything that belonged to her husband, nor sit on his mat, nor cook his food.
Chapter 60. Between Heaven and Earth. § 4. Reasons for the Seclusion of Girls at Puberty 1922
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Among the Baganda, in like manner, no menstruous woman might drink milk or come into contact with any milk-vessel; and she might not touch anything that belonged to her husband, nor sit on his mat, nor cook his food.
The Golden Bough James George Frazer 1897
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The latter is removed, and to the blue milk thus obtained about a square inch of rennet is to be added, and the milk-vessel placed in warm water.
The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother 1859
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Among the Baganda, in like manner, no menstruous woman might drink milk or come into contact with any milk-vessel; and she might not touch anything that belonged to her husband, nor sit on his mat, nor cook his food.
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