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folklore
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customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings of a people handed down from generation to generation
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tedious
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tiring because of length or dullness
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firkin
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a small wooden container or barrel
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preservative
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a substance added to food to prevent spoiling or discoloring
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caustic
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capable of eating away by chemical action
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lye
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a strong alkaline liquid obtained from wood ashes and used especially in making soap and in washing
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tradesman
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a worker in a skilled trade
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rendering process
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to obtain by heating <render lard from fat>
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critical
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1: using or involving careful judgment <a critical examination of a patient>
2: of, relating to, or being a turning point <critical phase of a fever>; |