Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In founding, an iron rod used to hold back the scum in the ladle.
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Examples
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Demi-Cannon: Also known as the cannon-perier, it fires a 24 pound shot.
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You could just dring perier water and eat your tofu and bean sprouts.
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Sir John Burroughs ship received a shot of a _cannon perier_ [389] under water; and, being ready to sink, desired Sir Robert to fall off, that he also might clear himself and save his ship from sinking.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 Robert Kerr 1784
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