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Pledget
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A small plug.
(2):
(n.) A string of oakum used in calking.
(3):
(n.) A compress, or small flat tent of lint, laid over a wound, ulcer, or the like, to exclude air, retain dressings, or absorb the matter discharged.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pledget'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/pledget.html. 1828.