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vomitories
Variant of vomitory
vomitory
definition
vomi·tory (väm′ə tôr′ē)
adjective
Archaic vomitive; emetic
Etymology: L vomitorius
noun pl. vomitories -·ries
- emetic
- any opening, funnel, etc. through which matter is to be discharged
Etymology: LL vomitorium: the spectators were discharged through these
in Roman amphitheaters, etc., any of the entrances leading to the tiers of seats
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