Purge, n. [Cf. F. purge. See Purge, v. t.] 1. The act of purging.
The preparative for the purge of paganism of the kingdom of Northumberland. Fuller.
2. That which purges; especially, a medicine that evacuates the intestines; a cathartic. Arbuthnot.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.