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ASPERGILL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does aspergill mean?
• ASPERGILL (noun)
The noun ASPERGILL has 1 sense:
1. a short-handled device with a globe containing a sponge; used for sprinkling holy water
Familiarity information: ASPERGILL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A short-handled device with a globe containing a sponge; used for sprinkling holy water
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
aspergill; aspersorium
Hypernyms ("aspergill" is a kind of...):
device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)
Meronyms (parts of "aspergill"):
grip; handgrip; handle; hold (the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it)
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