"blancher" meaning in English

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        "One who, or that which, blanches or whitens; especially, one who anneals and cleanses money, or a chemical preparation for this purpose."
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        "A machine for blanching or whitening."
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          "word": "blanszownik"
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          "text": "And Gynecia, a blancher, which kept the dearest deer from her.",
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          "text": "18 January 1549, Hugh Latimer, Sermon of the Plough\nAnd so even now hath he divers blanchers belonging to the market, to let and stop the light of the gospel."
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        "One who, or that which, frightens away or turns aside."
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        "(obsolete) One who, or that which, frightens away or turns aside."
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      "ipa": "/ˈblænt͡ʃɚ/"
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