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(1):

(n.) A retort or still having a curved tube or tubes leading back from the head to the body for continuous condensation and redistillation.

(2):

(n.) Any large webfooted bird of the genus Pelecanus, of which about a dozen species are known. They have an enormous bill, to the lower edge of which is attached a pouch in which captured fishes are temporarily stored.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pelican'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/pelican.html. 1828.
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