digester

English

Etymology

From digest + -er.

Noun

digester (plural digesters)

  1. One who, or that which, digests.
  2. A strong closed vessel in which bones or other substances may be subjected, usually in water or other liquid, to a temperature above that of boiling, in order to soften them.
  3. (dated) A medicine or food that aids digestion, or strengthens digestive power.
    • a. 1700, William Temple, “Of Health and Long-life”, in Miscellanea. The Third Part. [...], London: [] Jonathan Swift, [] Benjamin Tooke, [], published 1701, →OCLC, page 174:
      Rue is [...] a great Digeſter and Reſtorer of Appetite; [...]

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