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Sweetmeat
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A boat shell (Crepidula fornicata) of the American coast.
(2):
(n.) The paint used in making patent leather.
(3):
(n.) Fruit preserved with sugar, as peaches, pears, melons, nuts, orange peel, etc.; - usually in the plural; a confect; a confection.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Sweetmeat'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/sweetmeat.html. 1828.