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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An East Indian gum resembling amber, but rather white in color and more pellucid. It is sometimes fashioned into toys of various kinds, which are very light and take a good polish.

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

  • noun An East Indian resin, of a pellucid white color, from which small ornaments and toys are sometimes made.

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

  • noun archaic A white East Indian resin, formerly used for making small ornaments and toys.

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