qualie
English
Noun
qualie (plural qualies)
- (obsolete) A cauldron.
- 1834, George Bennett, Wanderings in New South Wales, Batavia, Pedir Coast, Singapore ... (volume 2, page 190)
- It appears, also, that when the qualie, or cauldron, is new, the extract prepared in it becomes very dark, and is sold only as a second quality at Rhio, and is almost unsaleable in the Java market: […]
- 1857, Jonathan Pereira, The Elements of Materia Medica and Therapeutics (page 153)
- The leaves are plucked from the prunings, and boiled in a qualie, or cauldron (made of bark, with an iron bottom); after being boiled twice and rinsed, they are used as a manure for the pepper vine.
- 1834, George Bennett, Wanderings in New South Wales, Batavia, Pedir Coast, Singapore ... (volume 2, page 190)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.