porge verb trans. [pɔ:dʒ] L19.
[Judaeo-Sp. porgar, Spanish purgar cleanse from Latin purgare PURGE verb.]
Make (a slaughtered animal) ritually clean in accordance with Jewish religious laws by removing the sinews and veins.

■ porger noun a person whose business is to do this L18.

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