clyster

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38. Glister-pipe Đ also known as a clyster-pipe.

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  1. noun An enema.

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  1. Middle English clister, from Old French clistere, from Latin clyster, from Greek klustēr, clyster pipe, from kluzein, to wash out.

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  1. Formerly also clister, and glyster, glister; = Dutch klisteer = Middle High German clister, German klystier = Danish klyster = Swedish klistir, from Old French clistere, French clystère = Spanish clister, clistel = Portuguese clistel, clyster = Italian clistere, from Latin clyster; Late Latin also cluster, a clyster, a clyster-pipe (Late Latin clysterium, from Greek κλυστήριον, a clyster), from Greek κλυστήρ, a clyster, properly the clyster-pipe, from κλύζειν, wash, cleanse; cf. Latin cluere, purge, Goth, hlutrs, pure.
  2. clyster, n.
 

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/ˈklɪstər/
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