"chamber lye" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From chamber + lye. Compare early modern Dutch camerlooghe, obsolete German Kammerlauge. Etymology templates: {{m|en|chamber}} chamber, {{m|en|lye}} lye, {{m|nl|camerlooghe}} camerlooghe, {{m|de|Kammerlauge}} Kammerlauge Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} chamber lye (uncountable)
  1. (now archaic, regional) Urine, especially as used for domestic or agricultural purposes. Tags: archaic, regional, uncountable Synonyms: chamber-lee
    Sense id: en-chamber_lye-en-noun-RwV74MDX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Regional English

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