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See also:OOZE (O. Eng. wdse, cognate with an obsolete waise, mud; cf. O. Nor. veisa, muddy See also:pool) , the slime or mud at the bottom of a See also:river, stream, especially of a tidal river or See also:estuary, and so particularly used in deep-See also:sea soundings of the See also:deposit of See also:fine calcareous mud, in which remains of See also:foraminifera are largely See also:present . The word " See also:ooze " is also used as a technical See also:term in tanning, of the liquor in a tan vat in which the hides are steeped, made of a See also:solution of See also:oak bark or other substances which yield See also:tannin . This word is in origin different from " ooze " in its first sense . It appears in O . Eng. as w6s, and meant the juice of See also:plants, fruits, &c . |
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