Purgament

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Purgament \Pur"ga*ment\, n. [L. purgamentum offscourings,
     washings, expiatory sacrifice. See {Purge}.]
     1. That which is excreted; excretion. [Obs.]
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     2. (Med.) A cathartic; a purgative. [Obs.] --Bacon.


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