boucherize

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• Boucherize — Bou cher*ize, v. t. [After Dr. Auguste Boucherie, a French chemist, who invented the process.] To impregnate with a preservative solution of copper sulphate, as timber, railroad ties, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• boucherize —   v.t. v.t. preserve by impregnating with copper sulphate …   Dictionary of difficult words