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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Jequirity \Je*quir"i*ty\, n., [or] Jequirity bean \Je*quir"i*ty bean`\ [Prob. fr. a native name.] (Bot.) The seed of the wild licorice ({Abrus precatorius}) used by the people of India for beads in rosaries and necklaces, as a standard weight, etc.; -- called also {jumble bead}. | |
