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Rock-alum

ROCK'-ALUM, n. The purest kind of alum. [See Roche-alum. ROCK'-BASON, n. A cavity or artificial bason cut in a rock for the purpose, as is supposed, of collecting the dew or rain for ablutions and purification...

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ROCK'-ALUM, n. The purest kind of alum. [See Roche-alum.

ROCK'-BASON, n. A cavity or artificial bason cut in a rock for the purpose, as is supposed, of collecting the dew or rain for ablutions and purifications prescribed by the druidical religion.

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