Puckery

Puckery
Puckery Puck"er*y, a. 1. Producing, or tending to produce, a pucker; as, a puckery taste. --Lowell. [1913 Webster]

2. Inclined to become puckered or wrinkled; full of puckers or wrinkles. [1913 Webster]


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