Puer

Pronunciation

Origin

Perhaps from French.

Full definition of puer

Noun

1. (chiefly historical) Canine faeces used as a lye in tanning.
• 1903, Henry Richardson Proctor, The principles of leather manufacture, page 174:... The bacteria of fresh dog-dung were not found to possess a satisfactory puering effect, but those from dung with had been fermented a month (as in practice) have a result nearly equal to actual puer.
• 2009, Tony Covington, Tanning Chemistry: The Science of Leather, page 166:... it was about 50 years before the use of puer was discontinued, at least in Europe.

Anagrams

• Peru, Prue, pure, re-up