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Webster 1913 Edition


Tearpit

Tear′pitˊ

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Noun.
(Anat.)
A cavity or pouch beneath the lower eyelid of most deer and antelope; the lachrymal sinus; larmier. It is capable of being opened at pleasure and secretes a waxy substance.

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tearpit

tearpit

English

Noun

tearpit (plural tearpits)

  1. (anatomy) A cavity or pouch beneath the lower eyelid of most deer and antelope; the lachrymal sinus or larmier.