Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The part of a sugar-house whore the sugar from the coolers is placed in hogsheads or in cones, and allowed to drain off its molasses or imperfectly crystallized cane-juice.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The part of a sugarhouse where the molasses is drained off from the sugar.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A part of a sugarhouse where molasses is drained from sugar.
  • noun Common misspelling of perjury.

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Examples

  • I would like to know what the legal side of mark coming forward is going to be now admitting to taking steroids is also admitting to committing purgery in the highest court.

    McGwire: I used steroids 2010

  • Since 2003, several US service men and women have been put on trial or court-martialed for murder, rape, sodomy, purgery, tampering with the scene of the crime, conspiracy, planting weapons on Iraqi victims, torture, theft and other improper acts committed against Iraqis.

    Firas Al-Atraqchi: Soldier Taunting Iraqi Children is Hardly the Worst Act 2010

  • Well, is that any worse than 50 Senators and Congressmen gathering in front of the Whitehouse and applauding Bill Clinton after the vote for impeachment after purgery and other crimes?

    A Few More Words About Politics and Targets 2008

  • It's not a question where lying in response would expose him to a purgery charge.

    Balkinization 2007

  • It's not a question where lying in response would expose him to a purgery charge.

    Balkinization 2007

  • It's not a question where lying in response would expose him to a purgery charge.

    Balkinization 2007

  • It's not a question where lying in response would expose him to a purgery charge.

    Balkinization 2007

  • It's not a question where lying in response would expose him to a purgery charge.

    Balkinization 2007

  • It's not a question where lying in response would expose him to a purgery charge.

    Balkinization 2007

  • It's not a question where lying in response would expose him to a purgery charge.

    Balkinization 2007

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