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Tur′pen-tine-buck′et.

A cup or vessel to catch crude turpentine as it exudes from the tree. In the example (Fig. 6815), the spout is made in a V-form, and is driven into the tree to form the bottom of the boxing chopped out to collect turpentine.

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