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putrescent 1. becoming putrid; rotting 2. characterized by or undergoing putrefaction How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| A couple of hundred yards out of Baker Street I heard a yelping chorus, and saw, first a dog with a piece of putrescent red meat in his jaws coming headlong towards me, and then a pack of starving mongrels in pursuit of him. So overpowering was it that it was easy to discover the sourceā¹a mass of putrescent matter on the doorstep which in general outlines resembled a dog. |
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