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Torrefy
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) To subject to scorching heat, so as to drive off volatile ingredients; to roast, as ores.
(2):
(v. t.) To dry or parch, as drugs, on a metallic plate till they are friable, or are reduced to the state desired.
(3):
(v. t.) To dry by a fire.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Torrefy'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/t/torrefy.html. 1828.