† pregusticn.
Obsolete.
= pregustator n.Apparently an isolated use.
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the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > [noun] > a test by tasting > one who tests by tasting
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1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. xx. 90 The Leprous were brought in by her Abstractors, Spodizators, Masticators, Pregustics [Fr. Pregustes]..and other Officers, for whom I want names.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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