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v. t.) A vessel in which substances are subjected to distillation or decomposition by heat. It is made of different forms and materials for different uses, as a bulb of glass with a curved beak to enter a receiver for general chemical operations, or a cylinder or semicylinder of cast iron for the manufacture of gas in gas works.
v. i.) To return an argument or a charge; to make a severe reply.

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v. i.) To return an argument or a charge; to make a severe reply.

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