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provangs

provangs is the plural of provang.

Meaning of provang

Noun

provang (plural provangs)

  1. A 17th century medical instrument for cleansing the stomach, consisting of a whale-bone rod, with a silk button on the end.
    • One Englishman named Walter Rumsey invented an "electuary" of coffee to be applied with an instrument called a provang.2013 October 15, Kenneth Davids, Coffee: A Guide to Buying, Brewing, and Enjoying, Fifth Edition, St. Martin's Press, page 226

Questions about provangs

What is provangs the plural of?
Provangs is the plural of provang.

Words near provangs in the dictionary

  1. Provances
  2. Provancher
  3. provand
  4. provands
  5. provang
  6. provangs
  7. provannid
  8. provannids
  9. Provans
  10. provant
  11. provanted

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