DIGESTER

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

One who digests.

2.
n.

A medicine or an article of food that aids digestion, or strengthens digestive power. Rice is . . . a great restorer of health, and a great digester. Sir W. Temple.

3.
n.

A strong closed vessel, in which bones or other substances may be subjected, usually in water or other liquid, to a temperature above that of boiling, in order to soften them.