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- noun archaic The
dung ofdogs orhyenas , turned white byexposure toair , formerly used indressing leather and inmedicine .
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Latin, Greek white.
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sionnach commented on the word album graecum
Dung of dogs or hyenas, which becomes white by exposure to air. It is used in dressing leather, and was formerly used in medicine.
January 4, 2008