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manchet

[man-chit]

noun Archaic.

a kind of white bread made from the finest flour.

Chiefly Dialect. a piece or small loaf of such bread.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English mainchet; origin uncertain

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

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