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   Congee (?), n. & v. See Congé, Conge. [Obs.]
   
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   And unto her his congee came to take. Spenser.
   
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   Congee (?), n.
   1. [Tamil kañshi boilings.] Boiled rice; rice gruel. [India]
   
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   2.  A jail; a lockup. [India]
   
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   Congee discharges, rice water discharges. Dunglison. -- Congee water, water in which rice has been boiled.
   
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