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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Laniary

Lā'nī-a-ry, n.

noun

(Synop., § 130), n. [Lat. laniarium, from laniarius. See infra.]

  1. Shambles; a place of slaughter.
  2. One of the canine teeth; a canine or grappling tooth.

Lā'nī-a-ry, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. laniarius, from lanius, butcher, laniare, to tear in pieces; Fr. laniaire.] Lacerating or tearing; as, the laniary teeth, that is, the canine teeth.