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pledget |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pledget \Pledg"et\, n. [Prov. E., a small plug.] 1. A small plug. [Prov. End.] 2. (Naut.) A string of oakum used in calking. 3. (Med.) A compress, or small flat tent of lint, laid over a wound, ulcer, or the like to exclude air, retain dressings, or absorb the matter discharged.
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