a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

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Jewry (ˈdʒʊərɪ)

—n , pl -ries
1.	a. Jews collectively
	b. the Jewish religion or culture
2.	archaic (sometimes found in street names in England) a quarter of a town inhabited by Jews
3.	the Jewry (in some anti-semitic literature) the Jews conceived of as an organized force seeking world domination
4.	archaic the land of Judaea

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