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"(obsolete, brewing) Afterwort, partially fermented wort."
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"A semiprecious mineral mined in Derbyshire, a form of fluorite with bands of a purple-blue or yellowish colour."
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"Skimmed milk."
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"etymology_text": "From blue + John.",
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