petre
English
Pronunciation
Noun
petre (uncountable)
- (archaic) saltpetre
- 1841, The Farmer's Magazine, page 282:
- Oats are much assisted by the application of petre […]
Derived terms
References
- “petre”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.